NASA has to be involved because it's our astronauts that are at risk.

STEM is--we've had some discussion here already, extensively, about the importance of STEM.

But the pressure on the Great Lakes as a result of climate change only raises the importance of research and work in preserving what is really an international treasure.

the law provides that someone can contest an award, and we're not going to be able to avoid that.

The Gateway, in essence, is a small space station in lunar orbit that will do many things.

you are a big part of this, and all you have to do is look back at Apollo.

We ought to have a NASA program, a government program, but we also ought to have a commercial program, and it ought to be dual track.

Artemis is going to go in November. That's the schedule.

And I believe, Madam Chairwoman, that we are at a critical inflection point in our country, in our history, and in our future in restoring science to its proper place in informing our decisionmaking, and growing and diversifying our STEM…

I think we constantly have to monitor that.

NASA has a need for that. And if you all do a jobs bill, I hope you would consider NASA in that jobs bill.

I don't think the United States wants to be second in anything.