I expect the tenor of today's hearing to be respectful. We are all here because we care about NASA and want it to succeed.

I think this garners consideration, that as mandatory spending continues to erode important discretionary investments like NASA, we are forced to make very difficult decisions.

I would like to say this bill does not require NASA to establish a Moon base or lunar outpost.

It is a missed opportunity to position NASA for excellence, and it's a bill that if enacted would lead to the erosion of the capabilities that have made NASA such a positive force for progress.

I also highlighted the use of social media during Hurricane Sandy where millions of people went to social media, shared information, watched live Twitter feeds, and checked up on loved ones.

as Congressman Palazzo said, that was a long time ago in terms of the development of digital tools.

I can tell you just the other day we had a severe weather event and my phone went off and I did not apply for the app.

Thank you, Chairwoman Brooks, and thank you for holding this timely, relevant, and extremely important hearing especially because we are only 39 days into hurricane season.

I highlighted the fact that when Hurricane Katrina devastated my district in the Gulf Coast in 2005, Facebook was still an infant relatively speaking, Twitter was nonexistent, and the first iPhone wouldn't come out for almost a year later.

I am committed to the success of these assets and ensuring their continued on-time development and appropriate prioritization moving forward.

We can't continue changing our program of record every time there is a new President.