"I am glad to see on behalf of my constituents in Oregon--I will name just a few that are important--clean energy technology, secure and trustworthy cyberspace."
"Thank you. And I just went out to the school and did a presentation before I came back to D.C. and they were thrilled."
"There is always a problem in legislating around technology."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I want to begin this morning by offering my congratulations to you, Mr. Bridenstine..."
"Oversight of NOAA's weather satellites has been a longstanding bipartisan effort of this Committee..."
"I'm looking forward to hearing the witnesses from GAO, NOAA, and NASA discuss the agencies' plan of action to address the looming gap in satellite coverage."
"So a constituent of mine in Oregon recently contacted my office and brought to my attention that there is a gap in radar coverage along the Oregon coast."
"whenever we are talking about legislating in the area of technology, it is always a challenge to find the right balance"
"it is also important to remember that the Affordable Care Act is about more than a website; it is about access to healthcare for millions of Americans."
"I want to start by thanking Chairman Smith for calling this hearing on unmanned aircraft systems research and development."
"I am particularly interested in hearing how we can provide universities with the flexibility they need for performing UAS testing in a safe and cost-effective manner."
"The potential benefits of UAS technology to agriculture, environmental research, natural resource management... is really multiplied by expanding the workforce focused on the development of new produc..."