Lamar Smith: “Welcome to today's hearing titled 'Astrobiology: the Search for Biosignatures in our Solar System and Beyond.'”

My hope is that every member of the committee will sponsor it or at least a majority.

First of all, let me thank the gentleman from South Carolina, Congressman Ralph Norman, for yielding me this time to speak in support of his bill, H.R. 6398, the Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act. I also want to say, I…

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

First of all, I want to thank the gentleman from California, my friend and colleague, for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I support S. 1768, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018. The final text of…