"That was a weak attempt at humor, but a factual statement nonetheless."
"This Committee has a long bi-partisan history of supporting STEM education for all and I look forward to continuing that today."
"When women and minorities face cultural and institutional barriers to access and advancement in STEM careers, our nation's technological competitiveness suffers."
"The only way we'll achieve our potential is by utilizing America's most valuable resource: Our people."
"This week I joined Chairwoman Johnson in co-sponsoring the 'STEM Opportunities Act of 2019' to help address this disparity."
"Thank you, Chairwoman Johnson for holding this hearing today to discuss how we can achieve the promise of a more diverse STEM workforce in the United States."
"The enthusiasm and focus of the NASA family is contagious."
"As I said at our last hearing, our Nation's space program is a source of pride."
"I hope that the proposals we'll receive are not funded in a similar fashion to the things done in the previous Administration, because that will cut the legs out from under us."
"That billion-dollar cut will have serious negative impacts on major research areas if enacted."
"I do not support the alternative of cannibalizing NASA's other important research activities just to speed up the human lunar exploration program."
"We should be investing more in such inspiring and consequential research rather than cutting it, as is proposed in NASA's 2020 request."