Lamar Smith: “It is a joke. It is an absolute joke.”

The Science Committee has held a number of hearings on the regulatory overreach of the previous Administration's Environmental Protection Agency.

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

I look forward to hearing about the promise of fossil energy technologies from our witnesses today and how DOE-funded research supports technological innovations that improve the efficiency, environmental impact, and safety of fossil fuels.

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