Lamar Smith: “It is not the decision of activist EPA employees to decide to circumvent the processes established in the Clean Water…”

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.

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

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