"This legislation would reinforce the bond between the United States and Israel and advance our common goals of discovery, inspiration and exploration."
"It's an honor and a privilege to bring the NASA 2018 authorization to this Committee today."
"The ISS is the jewel in the crown of America's space program."
"But what bothers me and what has me concerned about today's NASA authorization bill under consideration is that both I and my colleagues received this bill on Friday."
"However, I have concerns about how a rushed markup process can help us reach that goal together."
"It is critically important that we see a more detailed plan before steps are taken to sunset the ISS."
"I thank Chairman Smith for his leadership and guidance in reaffirming our national commitment to the exploration and use of space."
"The future of ISS is a major policy issue and one that deserves the Committee's oversight."
"The proposed $474 million cut to earth sciences for Fiscal Year 2019 is deeply concerning when NASA's earth science data played a key role in informing our response to a number of natural disasters th..."
"President Obama cancelled Constellation in its next budget request, redirected even more money to Earth Science to support its radical political agenda."
"All of that success came to a screeching halt when President Obama was sworn in."