Lamar Smith: “The Administration's proposed budget for NASA is $1.8 billion less than the last budget under the Bush Administration”

First of all, I would like to thank the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) for those nice comments. And she is right, this was a very bipartisan effort and a very bipartisan bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the…

I have further speakers, but I will yield to the ranking member if she has any speakers. I reserve the balance of my time.

If space exploration is going to continue to earn the public's support, then contractors will have to deliver on time and on budget.

I support the continuation of JWST to mission completion and appreciate Administrator Bridenstine's efforts to improve contractor performance.