On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
We have had over 65 cosponsors this year on the bill, as was mentioned by my colleague. It had strong bipartisan support last year and it has also been introduced now in the Senate, so we certainly hope it will move through quickly. Eileen Collins, who became the first female to command and pilot a spacecraft, was asked to give advice to future astronauts. She stated: My advice to young people is to go into the field you are most interested in. If you love your job, you will do well in your job. I think what we have all discussed here today is, when you can see that job and when you can see people who look like you--see women and people from all walks of life in those positions--and the Internet allows us to do that now, then you can really have that kind of exposure, which is quite exciting. I appreciate the opportunity to, once again, present this bill, and I ask my colleagues to join me in support. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
