Political Quotes

“I thank Ranking Member Engel and Chairman Royce for all of their help on this piece of legislation. I would also like to thank my colleague from New York, Elise Stefanik, for introducing this resolution with me, which honors the U.S.-Australia space cooperation. This year marks 100 years of close cooperation between the United States and Australia. Dating back to World War I, our nations have cooperated diplomatically, culturally, militarily, and economically. Just as we come together on other concrete issues, we must also come together to better understand what lies beyond our own universe. This July, Australia set up its national space agency. With this creation, Australia joined a chorus of nations seeking to understand our place in the universe. This isn't the first time our nations have cooperated on space. The first images of Neil Armstrong on the surface of the Moon were transmitted to the world through radio stations in Australia. We have also cooperated on securing our people's futures through defense cooperation in space. The establishment of Australia's first space agency is an opportunity to expand on this cooperation towards a more complete understanding of all of these issues. This includes manned and unmanned exploration, research across our universities on astrophysics and other issues, and the development of commercial options to access space. This resolution recognizes the importance of this new space agency and the value of U.S.…”