Eddie Bernice Johnson actually said...

I am very happy the Science Committee is taking the lead here in a cutting-edge field.

The only discernible motivation for reversing course is that they just didn't want to endorse something Obama started.

Let's have the Academies look at the issue and give us guidance on what civilian agency is best suited to shoulder this new responsibility.

I want to be clear. I strongly support efforts to establish a civilian space situational awareness capability.