Lamar Smith

This legislation was introduced by Derek Kilmer, a former Member of this Committee, and Jim Bridenstine, a current Member.

Israel and the United States have a long history of shared cooperation, including space exploration and research.

It is human nature to seek out the unknown and to discover more about the universe around us.

In August, millions of Americans turned their eyes to the sky to witness a rare event: a solar eclipse.

The President is doing what he was elected to do--call it shaking up the system, putting the brakes on the bureaucracy, or creative deconstruction. Our country simply cannot continue on the same course: where the government increases the…

I thank the gentleman from Texas, the chairman of the subcommittee, for his support, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith). The amendment…

I thank Chairman Culberson for his support and very much appreciate his help along the way. On a separate matter, can the chairman assure me that the funding in the bill is fully consistent with the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 314, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $30,200,000) (increased by $30,200,000)''…

American students ranked 19th in science and 31st in math out of 35 countries.

We can do this in part by better educating American students in STEM subjects.

It really is a privilege for us to hear you all today. You are on the front lines.

If Donald Trump, Jr., were a Democrat, the media would be defending him for doing what every campaign does: conducting opposition research. The media would be praising him for ending a meeting when it became obvious there was no evidence…

The exploration of our solar system captures Americans' interests, inspires us to pursue extraordinary goals, and keeps us on the forefront of scientific achievement.

In a move to support full transparency, the emails we have obtained can now be viewed by the American public who will see that the Minority's claims are baseless.

It's unfortunate that the Minority has tried to hijack committee hearings for their own politically motivated agenda.

The truth has come out that EPA was pursuing a course of due diligence and ensuring that information provided in witness testimony before Congress was accurate and without factual error.

The American people are smart enough to see past the Minority's highly politicized tactics.

I appreciate your holding this hearing as well as the Research and Technology Subcommittee Vice Chairman sitting next to me.

The 2017 NASA Transition Authorization Act...is a clear demonstration of that.

U.S. leadership in space is a bipartisan priority.

NASA's goals include extending human presence throughout the solar system.

The truth has come out that EPA was pursuing a course of due diligence and ensuring that information provided in witness testimony before Congress was accurate and without factual error.

Congress allocates more than $6 billion per year of taxpayers' money to the National Science Foundation to support scientific research and education...

The EPA sought control over state interests and routinely downplayed state concerns in order to enforce a costly partisan agenda.

The relationship between the Environmental Protection Agency and state governments eroded to the point that states were micromanaged by the federal government.