Lamar Smith: “The discovery of even microbes on another planet would be the most newsworthy story in decades.”

I appreciate the longtime efforts of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Posey) to advance space initiatives. His efforts are reflected in H.R. 5346, the Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act, which he authored and brings to the floor today…

This Committee has demonstrated time and again that U.S. leadership in space is a bipartisan priority.

The Science Committee has held a number of hearings on the regulatory overreach of the previous Administration's Environmental Protection Agency.

I have no other requests for time on this side, so I am prepared to yield back if the gentlewoman from Texas is prepared to yield back. Before I do, I just want to thank the ranking member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee…