Lamar Smith: “I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), who is the majority whip.”

With the Speaker's allowance and permission, we have another speaker on his way to the House floor who we expect to be here in another 30 seconds, so if I could talk slowly and go on for another 30 seconds, I think the gentleman from Texas…

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

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

As I said yesterday, when government contractors make mistakes, typically no one is held accountable.