Lamar Smith: “I've always felt we ought to have a pin that says one percent for NASA, which would be doubling our current budget.”

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

We can be confident that he is striving to tackle the program management issues NASA faces, specifically those associated with the James Webb Space Telescope.

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