I am concerned with the vision for NASA going forward and the budget issues that are causing such grief in our short- and long-term programs and missions.

I believe he stepped out. I am all in favor of eliminating the capital gains tax but not just for Detroit but for every American.

The hearing today is especially appropriate considering the upcoming NASA reauthorization of some of the recent bills we have passed, including the indemnification bill that so many on this Committee wanted to see and supported.

The Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics will come to order.

It is an honor to stand before you today to recognize Chairman Hall and his work as the oldest serving Member of Congress. Over the last 2 years, I've had the honor of serving with Chairman Hall on the Science, Space, and Technology…

I would ask for your commitment that these requests for information are fully responded to by the end of the calendar year.

Building our knowledge in this field is essential for maintaining our way of life on Earth as well as for the improving the capability of enabling human exploration beyond the protection of Earth's atmosphere and magnetosphere.

I think it is very worthwhile to talk with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, with the Office of Management and Budget, all the players on the executive side and with strong involvement of the advisory committees and the…

I have come to admire his deep knowledge about this institution, NASA, his deep insight into the FAA, and his sense of grace.

I would like to begin by thanking our witnesses for taking time from their busy schedules to appear before us this morning.

I want to begin by thanking Members for their bipartisan support of this legislation. H.R. 6586 is a very simple bill. It extends for 2 years a commercial space transportation risk-sharing and liability regime that was established by…

I have no further requests for time, and if the gentleman is prepared to yield back, I am prepared to close.

I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Palazzo) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

I also want to assure you that we greatly value your expertise and wisdom.

No other country has the technical expertise or industrial base to produce anything similar to SLS or Orion, making it all the more compelling to ensure that these programs continue without interruption.

We simply cannot afford to do without this research.

If we could just take a moment of silence and pray for not only those that were murdered but also for their families.

I want to keep that spirit alive for decades to come.

But I am also aware that until we out-innovate, and we only can innovate through research, our economy is really not going to get much better.

The Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics will come to order.

By scaling back investments in aerospace R&D, we risk putting future generations of Americans at risk.

I'm a CPA by trade. I've spent many years in my former life wading through volumes of Tax Code trying to ensure my clients followed every last letter of the law while also trying to ensure they don't get stuck paying more taxes than they…

I want to thank our witnesses again. I look forward to today's discussion.

I encourage industry to work closely with the FAA so that they will be able to draft effective regulations in 2015, and diminish the chance that these regulations will stifle the industry.

I look forward to hearing from our experts about their plans to develop a profitable and sustainable business.