Bill Nelson: “I would just point out for your folks sitting behind you that the sales tax deduction expires at the end of this year.”

Our seed corn is research and development. We do not want to ever give that up, and that is the mission of NASA.

NASA is committed to building a diverse, skilled future STEM workforce--our next generation of explorers with the technical skills needed to carry forward our Nation's vital mission.

We do everything that we can to partner with not only commercial industry but also universities and other academic institutions.

One of the reasons you and I were able to accomplish so much on this committee is both of us worked very hard to keep politics out of NASA and to focus on the core mission of exploration.