Lamar Smith: “With this great increase in activity, it is time for our nation to lead the world by establishing a space traffic…”

I thank Chairman Shuster for yielding, and I congratulate him on successfully advancing a 5-year FAA reauthorization. H.R. 302 includes the Science Committee's research and development title, the FLIGHT R&D Act. Title 7 includes our…

As I said yesterday, when government contractors make mistakes, typically no one is held accountable.

While research on carbon capture, storage, and sequestration technologies remains a priority, there is also potential to research ways to use carbon as an energy resource.

I thank Mr. Hultgren for yielding me time on his bill, H.R. 5907, the National Innovation Modernization by Laboratory Empowerment Act, or NIMBLE Act. This legislation authorizes the Secretary of Energy to provide signature authority to the…