How is the Air Force prioritizing the airlift capabilities under the constraints of a limited budget?

I personally am not as focused on any particular project as much as I am on the need of having an extraordinary NASA and an extraordinary industry.

The missions that NASA should be focused on are complex, they are expensive, and they are long term.

I am honored to Chair this subcommittee.

I also want to thank full Committee Chairman Lamar Smith for his leadership and trust in doing so.

I am honored to chair this Subcommittee, and although our name has been abbreviated, our focus and commitment to providing leadership and oversight over our Nation's aerospace, aeronautics, science and human spaceflight programs remain as…

Her voice on issues of critical importance to this Subcommittee is valued and respected by colleagues, industry and the space community, and certainly by me.

We must look to provide leadership for a long-term goal for NASA and our Nation.

We are ready for the critical work ahead.

We look forward to working together to implement those ideas which will or may benefit the agency in the long term.

And for his leadership and trust in doing so, I thank full committee Chairman Lamar Smith, whose dedication to putting NASA on a path toward success is without compare.