Eddie Bernice Johnson

It is now more than six weeks since Vice President Pence announced that NASA was being directed by the President to undertake a crash program to land astronauts on the Moon within the next five years.

A cut like that would keep us from funding excellent research and slow progress in critical areas of technology development.

Delays in grant funding derail academic careers, sometimes permanently.

The President has been uncharacteristically silent, making no public statements or tweets in support of his lunar initiative.

I cannot look at NASA's proposal in isolation, nor can my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee.

I want to make it clear that I do not support the alternative of cannibalizing NASA's other important research activities just to speed up the human lunar exploration program.

It seems obvious to say that the NOAA budget should reflect its mission and ensure NOAA can fulfill its obligations to the American people.

How will this impact the ability of communities across the United States to prepare for and respond to climate change and severe weather?

Plastics have become fundamental to almost every aspect of our lives, from food storage to 3-D printing technology.

Climate change is real and happening right now. Rising temperatures and sea levels, and changes in ocean chemistry and ecosystems, pose a real threat to public health.

The consequences of the 35-day partial government shutdown that closed NIST's doors this past winter may be instructive if this budget proposal is enacted.

The shutdown resulted in lost opportunities and delays in research critical to U.S. competitiveness.

it is a myopic and harmful request given NIST's critical role in our Nation's economic competitiveness and national security.

I'm disappointed to see a shift away from the multi-mission role, which seems to be contrary to congressional intent...

The simple truth is is that we are not in a space race to get to the moon.

However, Administrator Bridenstine, despite demonstrated value shown in the January 2018 National Academies' Earth Sciences Decadal Survey...

It would be the height of irresponsibility for the Vice President of the United States to direct NASA to land astronauts on the moon within the next 5 years without knowing what it will cost.

I find both the NASA budget request and your written testimony for today's hearing to be a little disappointing.

Warming waters have been triggering harmful algal blooms, which cause a serious problem to marine life and human life and our economy as well...

Constrained PFCs mean collections are not keeping up with the need for new infrastructure to meet passenger demand.

I'm not sure how much vision fits into a budget that shrinks in real terms each year.

Thank you. I apologize for being late.

We must get the water equation right if we have any hope of sustaining the world's growing populations and urbanization.

But our water infrastructure doesn't just need funding, it needs reinvention.

My own city of Dallas, which is inland, is the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the United States, which puts a strain on our already limited water resources in the State.