Lamar Smith: “First of all, I want to thank the gentleman from California, Mr. Knight, for introducing this legislation.”

Now that the Independent Review Board has completed its work, we should review the decades-long JWST cost overruns and schedule delays.

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.

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

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