Lamar Smith: “The violence has increased; over 5,000 deaths last year, more than Iraq and Afghanistan combined. It is a state of war.”

I look forward to hearing about the promise of fossil energy technologies from our witnesses today and how DOE-funded research supports technological innovations that improve the efficiency, environmental impact, and safety of fossil fuels.

I thank the vice chairman of the Space Subcommittee for yielding me time, and I appreciate all that Mr. Brooks, the gentleman from Alabama, has done for space exploration and for spaceflight. The House Science, Space, and Technology…

With clear Congressional direction, strong White House leadership, and NASA's tremendous expertise, we have all the resources available to make significant progress in human space exploration.

The Science Committee has held a number of hearings on the regulatory overreach of the previous Administration's Environmental Protection Agency.