I want to congratulate you on your nomination.

I understand this is a very political White House.

one of the challenges of ensuring NASA's exploration focus are the constraints of resources

I very much hope at NASA we can continue to do so and continue to do so together.

Your tenure as NASA Administrator has seen a number of important successes.

If NASA is seen as partisan, that is very bad for space and space exploration.

I am thrilled that NASA has named the crew of the Artemis II mission.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S…

a few months ago, I spoke on this floor about Mark Swidan, who has been unjustly imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party for over a decade. Mark is from Luling, a small city in my home State of Texas. His mother, Miss Katherine Swidan…

I authored legislation, which became law with bipartisan support, requiring the Administration to formulate and transmit a strategy for securing Taiwan's inclusion in ICAO.

I have not once, but twice introduced legislation to allow the Taiwanese to display their symbols of sovereignty and this committee has passed that legislation with an overwhelming bipartisan vote multiple times.

my concerns that the Biden administration has been consistently weak on China and, in particular, weak in supporting Taiwan.