Lamar Smith: “I do support an increase in funding and will look for ways to try to achieve that.”

It is time for NASA's contractors to deliver.

I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Comstock), the chairwoman of the Research and Technology Subcommittee, for yielding me time to speak on her legislation. The bill, H.R. 6229, the National Institute of Standards and Technology…

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

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.