Lamar Smith: “Now is the time to reaffirm our support for the bold visions and commitments that will shape America's future in space.”

I thank the gentleman from California for his comments and also for his initiatives on the subject of energy in so many ways. Several other bills that we are considering are a result of that initiative. Mr. Speaker, I have no other…

If space exploration is going to continue to earn the public's support, then contractors will have to deliver on time and on budget.

First of all, I would like to thank the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) for those nice comments. And she is right, this was a very bipartisan effort and a very bipartisan bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the…

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…