Lamar Smith: “It is critical to launch JWST in 2018, so enough overlap exists with the telescopes to maximize the scientific return.”

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.

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…

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

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.