Brian Babin: “Once again, I would like to thank our full committee chairman, Lamar Smith; our ranking subcommittee member, Ms. Edwards…”

“Once again, I would like to thank our full committee chairman, Lamar Smith; our ranking subcommittee member, Ms. Edwards from Maryland; and also our ranking member of the full committee, Eddie Bernice Johnson from Texas as well. I would also like to thank my staff and the staff of the full committee, as well as the subcommittee, who have worked so hard to make this bill happen. It was so badly needed for our astronauts. Mr. Speaker, I include a letter from the American Association of Space Explorers into the Record. This is signed by the president of the American Association of Space Explorers, astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria. Association of Space Explorers--USA, Webster, TX, 7 December 2016. Hon. Brian Babin, Chair, Subcommittee on Space, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Babin: I am writing on behalf of the U.S. chapter of the international Association of Space Explorers (ASE-USA) to strongly endorse H.R. 6076, the ``To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and Treat Astronauts'' (TREAT) Act, that is under consideration by the House of Representatives. Our organization counts over 210 American current and former flown astronauts as its members.…”