Lamar Smith: “This plan is nothing more than a 'Power Grab' to give the government more control over Americans' daily lives.”

It is truly staggering to behold how this space telescope's cost and schedule projections went from costing the same as a space shuttle mission--around half-a-billion dollars with an original launch date in 2007--to now becoming an…

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

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

I have no other requests for time either, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Woodall). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith) that the House suspend the rules and…