Lamar Smith

This amendment represents a good-faith effort to incorporate constructive feedback received from Representative Bera and Representative Perlmutter.

Let me thank Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson and the 28 other Members of the Committee for cosponsoring this bipartisan legislation.

These basic research programs are the core mission of the department and will lead to scientific discoveries that will maintain U.S. leadership in technology.

I appreciate his initiative in drafting this amendment and offering it now.

I want to thank Chairman Smith, Vice Chairman Lucas, Environment Subcommittee Vice Chairman Norman, and Representatives Rohrabacher, Posey, Weber, Babin, Higgins, Lesko, Hultgren, Abraham, Webster, Marshall, and Dunn for cosponsoring this…

I firmly believe this amendment improves and strengthens the policy of the American Space SAFE Management Act.

This legislation, sponsored by Research and Technology Subcommittee Chairwoman Barbara Comstock, authorizes NIST's research and technology programs for 2 years.

This reimbursement directive serves to offset NASA funding reductions in Earth science relative to the president's budget request.

I again thank Rep. Weber as well as Rep. Lofgren for their long-standing support of basic research and investments in our world class science facilities at the DOE national labs.

H.R. 6468 is common-sense legislation that will re-focus EPA science back to its core mission.

With this great increase in activity, it is time for our nation to lead the world by establishing a space traffic management framework.

This landmark legislation, cosponsored by Space Subcommittee Chairman Brian Babin, Ranking Member Ami Bera, and Congressman Ed Perlmutter, establishes a space traffic management framework.

If EPA's mandates are really based on sound science, then show Americans the data.

H.R. 2105 is similar to Senate bill S.770, the MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act.

I think adopting my amendment would also make it more likely that we can actually get a good bill enacted into law, which should be our goal as legislators.

When commercial fusion becomes available, it will revolutionize the energy market and could significantly reduce global carbon emissions.

I was looking at Eddie Bernice Johnson. That's why I said no. I vote yes.

I don't think we need to wait for another study on this topic.

This framework is a commonsense first step in what will be a long-term process of developing a comprehensive space traffic management framework.

The American Space SAFE Management Act addresses this timely and important challenge facing spacefaring nations.

Thanks go to the committee members and staff for developing this history-making, common sense, bipartisan bill.

Winning this scientific race requires a new moonshot for the 21st century.

I want to thank Chairman Babin for introducing this bill.

The regulations would be all pain and no gain.

Thank you, Mr. Lipinski. A little advance advertisement by Mr. Perlmutter.