Lamar Smith: “In this economy, all Americans are forced to tighten their belts and do more with less.”

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…

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

With the Speaker's allowance and permission, we have another speaker on his way to the House floor who we expect to be here in another 30 seconds, so if I could talk slowly and go on for another 30 seconds, I think the gentleman from Texas…

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