Lamar Smith: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not have an opening statement, but I did not want it to go unnoticed that this might be…”

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

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

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

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