Ted Cruz

The IANA transition was grossly irresponsible, that it has presented a real threat to First Amendment rights and freedom online.

We have to do better to make our schools safer.

I know Senator Nelson views that responsibility with the same gravity.

So does NASA have any agreements in place for sharing revenue that could be utilized to lower ISS costs?

I want to thank all of the good men and women that work at NASA, the incredible scientists, the incredible leaders, astronauts, brave men and women that are leading our country's space program.

This decision created a gap in capability for our National Space Program and has made NASA reliant upon Russia to transport American astronauts.

Station is very viable at least through 2028.

I view it as a responsibility that I take very seriously to stand up and fight for you.

How long do you believe we can safely operate the ISS?

We just heard the defense rest, and I will say my friend, Senator Matlock, would receive a directed verdict if this were, indeed, a courtroom.

It's due to the significance of the ISS as a key component of our national space program that this Subcommittee led the effort that extended the operation of ISS to 2024.

American taxpayers will have sent roughly $567 million to the Russian government to transport our astronauts to and from the ISS.

The ISS is an unprecedented accomplishment that continues to serve humanity and maintain U.S. global leadership in space.

It is not a policy decision when it is directly contrary to Federal statute that has been enacted into law--the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017.

NASA hasn't fared well in the past when decisions were made prematurely in major programs, like Constellation and the Space Shuttle.

NASA should be focused like a laser on getting commercial crew up and running right now so that American astronauts can once again be launching to the Station from the Cape.

I would note there are issues on which Senator Nelson and I disagree, but on this issue, the importance of the ISS and a resolved commitment to not wasting the billions of dollars we have invested in that asset, Senator Nelson and I are on…

We then followed up on that effort by once again working in a bipartisan manner, me working closely once again with Senator Nelson.

The International Space Station is the largest and most complex habitable space-based research facility ever constructed by humanity.

Texas Republicans pushed the story even harder. The Governor and Senator Ted Cruz also described the incident as an attack.

Much of our warfighting advantage resides in the strength and capability of our space-based satellite assets.

I share your concern. We are an involved participant and stakeholder to a broader whole-of-government.

I think the reliance of where we are today in 2018 on GPS, I don't think any of us envisioned that.

Thank you for the extraordinary job the Coast Guard did during our time of need.

Shifting topics to regulatory reform, if Congress were to pass structural regulatory reform--something like the REINS Act...