Don Bacon: “I want to first reiterate how important it is for this Committee, and frankly, all the committees of Congress to bring…”

We still have the advantage, but we have to be patient.

I am grateful to our friends at Space for Humanity for bringing this idea to us, and to Sen. Kelly and our co-leads for working together to recognize these extraordinary astronauts.

I think he was setting maybe false expectations in the previous months... This is going to be a longer term fight.

The speaker is a friend, I admire him, but if he won’t let legislation come to the floor that the majority supports, this is an avenue.