Lamar Smith: “Unfortunately, this Administration's science budget focuses, in my view, too much money, time, and effort on alarmist…”

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

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

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

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…