Eddie Bernice Johnson actually said...

I have made it well known that I consider NASA to be a critical national asset.

Establishing a commitment to action, not for some, but for all countries, is the first step toward a comprehensive global strategy to reduce...

The goal of this legislation is to ensure that the United States remains preeminent in this critical area of science and technology.

If we do not make the necessary investments, we will lose our leadership position in engineering biology.