Eddie Bernice Johnson

We need to ensure that those resources are focused on those tasks that can only be done by ISS and that are a high priority.

I am skeptical that sending wealthy space tourists to ISS is the best or even a good use of taxpayers-funded facility.

I am pleased that the Chairwoman is holding this hearing today, as it allows us to review the Corps' implementation of the most recent Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA), enacted in 2014, 2016, and 2018.

Questions from Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson to Hon. R.D. James...

And during the roundtable, it was explained how $100 billion in flood damage was prevented by spending $2 to $3 billion annually on a flood control system.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure that we prevent another damaging capability gap like the one we experienced at the conclusion of our Space Shuttle program.

On Monday, I held a bi-partisan roundtable discussion in my district to tackle the critical issues of flooding, flood prevention, and flood control.

The ISS also serves as a laboratory for fundamental and applied science as well as an observation platform for astronomical, environmental, and heliophysics research.

The unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats at the FAA couldn't get off center.

We parlayed that into about 15 percent, almost completely choked the golden goose.

I pretty much think is the role of government, you do for the people what the people cannot do individually.

We need to develop mechanisms to include these at every step of decisionmaking so that we ensure in complex social contexts where these tools are being used that they're safe and that the people most at risk of harm are protected.

You will be creating a licensing category for the space support vehicles, whereupon they have kind of refused to do that.

I'm glad we're holding this hearing today on such an important topic.

I hope we see you much more frequently from now on, and I look forward to working with you throughout this Congress.

The 2018 election cycle saw a terrible episode in Texas in which malfunctioning electronic voting machines ended up changing some voters' selections from Democrat to Republican.

As you know, this Committee has jurisdiction over the Department of Energy's (DOE's) vitally important science and energy research and development (R&D) activities, the laboratories and facilities.

The hearing will come to order. And without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare recess at any time.

Elections security, as we all know, is an active topic of conversation in Congress right now, as it should be.

Welcome, Mr. Secretary. We are delighted that you are here today.

Written statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chairwoman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.

That's why we must strengthen our investments in the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy, which supports research to address the environmental impacts of fossil fuels.

Historically, fossil fuels have served as a primary source of U.S. energy as they provide reliable power at low cost.

I do appreciate this hearing being held on the Department of Energy's efforts to mitigate the environmental impacts of fossil fuels used in the power sector, as well as in manufacturing processes.

I was proud to support the bipartisan Fossil Fuel Research and Development Act of 2018, which reauthorizes and expands these important research activities.