John Culberson: “I hope as part of my legacy that I will, working with Mr. Fattah, find a way to make sure that NASA's budget request…”

There is no better way to ignite a spark of enthusiasm and excitement in kids' hearts than introducing them to an astronaut.

I wanted to urge you to keep us in the forefront of your mind, the people of Florida and the people of Texas, who are really suffering as a result of these terrible hurricanes that hit Texas.

I thank my colleague from Houston for joining us tonight to honor the life of this great woman, Barbara Pierce Bush, who, as my colleague mentioned, was a national leader in literacy, focused her efforts as First Lady on building literacy…

I thank the gentleman for those remarks. Barbara Bush and George H.W. Bush do exemplify all of the greatest character traits that made the Greatest Generation what it is and made this country what it is. It has been a privilege to…