John Culberson

NASA's leadership is crucial for maintaining our position in space exploration.

And yet I'm very concerned that in the absence of stability, in the absence of giving NASA a greater level of professionalism and making them less political, that the country is going to wind up abandoning the high ground.

I wholeheartedly agree with the premise that we want to preserve America's leadership in space, and that NASA will need stability if it is to maintain that leadership role.

Make it better, and help us find a way to give NASA the stability that they need at headquarters, again, to make those dreams of the future come true.

Our colleague Bill Posey often says that the Chinese are going to the moon, and they're not going there just to collect rocks, and I couldn't agree more.

We should let the dedicated men and women at NASA who are tasked with carrying out NASA's challenging programs be the ones to develop its budget requests.

Space exploration is a very worthwhile investment for the taxpayer and for the Nation.

I really want to cut the Office of Management and Budget out of the loop for NASA and the National Science Foundation.

It is just unacceptable the level of cyber theft and espionage the Chinese have been engaged.

The Chinese space program is owned lock, stock and barrel, controlled by the People's Liberation Army.

It is extraordinarily important to protecting the nation's space program and our technology from penetration by foreign agents.

The goal of this mission is to achieve the scientific objectives of the Decadal Survey, which as you have just confirmed for the record has to include a lander if we are going to answer that essential and most exciting question of all, is…

I put statutory language in last year's bill and this one that says literally no agency can change any program, policy, you cannot change funding levels for any program or policy based on the President's budget.

This $2 billion increase in mandatory spending that you are assuming in your request is simply not going to happen

I thank the gentleman for his leadership in helping San Bernardino recover from this horrific attack. Law enforcement protecting the homeland is our top priority in this bill, and we have provided a significant increase for the FBI to…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. {time} 1645 The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands that amendment…

This is not about making money. The Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority chairman yesterday told me that their asset-to-debt ratio is about 2:3:1. So they have got 2 to 3 times more assets than they do debt. That is what this amendment…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 249, after line 14, insert the following: (2) in subsection (c)(1)-- (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by…

At this time, it is my privilege to yield to my colleague and good friend representing the people of North Carolina, Ms. Foxx.

Thank you, Pete. It is a privilege to yield to my colleague representing the people of central Indiana, the Congresswoman from the Fifth District, Congresswoman Susan Brooks.

Robert, thank you very much. We are still waiting, Mr. President, for you to step up and tell America how proud you are of our law enforcement men and women and to hear you condemn, Mr. President, this violent, dangerous rhetoric that is…

Steve, thank you for your service to the people of Los Angeles and California. I think, as Congressman Knight said, it is so important to remember that these young men and women are serving their community. They do it out of the goodness…

It is important that the law enforcement community know that, while we are waiting to hear from the President of the United States, the Members of Congress are stepping forward tonight from every corner of the country to express our love…

Thank you, John. Madam Speaker, we are here from every corner of the United States to tell our men and women in uniform who risk their lives every day to protect us and the safety of our families and our homes how much we appreciate them…

It is my privilege to yield to a colleague from northeast Texas, Congressman John Ratcliffe.