Lamar Smith: “The regulations would be all pain and no gain.”

It is not easy to summarize 32 years in Congress, but I will try. Politics comes from the Greek word ``polites,'' meaning citizens, and they are the source of our country's strength. What I remember most, what was especially meaningful…

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.

This Committee has demonstrated time and again that U.S. leadership in space is a bipartisan priority.

First of all, let me thank the chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, Mr. Weber, the gentleman from Texas, for yielding. I strongly support this bill, H.R. 5905, the Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018. This bipartisan…