Don Beyer

Madam Chairman, thank you very much.

We love the idea of actually turning the democracy back over to the majority vote idea rather than the 60-vote limit.

The challenge is that they all go to the Senate and because of the filibuster, this tradition that you need 60 votes. It`s really unlikely that we will be able to get them passed.

I don`t think I`ve ever seen a body in person that`s been shot by an assault weapon. So, it was very moving and I`m hoping that Mr. McConaughey, is able to move some Republican senators.

We can't afford not to, if we want this nation to lead in answering some of the most consequential questions of humanity.

Maintaining U.S. leadership requires that we hew to the carefully crafted strategy laid out in the decadal survey, maintain balance, manage costs, embrace innovation, and ensure a talented pipeline.

I want to voice my strong support for breaking barriers and opening doors so that all of America's talent can be part of this exciting future in planetary science.

Thank you, Congressman, very much.

We really don't want to have debris created in space.

I think there is good precedent for that. It can be done.

We recognize and value this--these reports. They inform our work, and even more so, they give us a sense of urgency with which Congress needs to act.

The Joint Economic Committee just released a report on Earth Day last week called The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change.

Even modest warming is going to shrink the economy by hundreds of billions of dollars with higher temperatures raising costs at an increasing rate.

Report submitted by Representative Don Beyer, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives 'The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change.'

Hundreds of my constituents have expressed to me their frustrations with the slow pace of change following their input to government authorities about aircraft noise.

Thank you very much.

We won't get to the Moon and Mars with imprecise budgets and vague deadlines.

I'm tired of the narrative that Congress isn't giving NASA the money it needs.

NASA needs to provide us with an updated plan, precise timeline and a realistic budget.

Everything is dependent on having a clear and agreed-upon story of what we are doing, why, and how we will get there.

I am encouraged by that and by the fact that the International Space Station partnership has been successfully preserved through periods of geopolitical stress in the past.

Great nations do great things. I look forward to hearing from our witnesses on what's needed to write an Artemis narrative that is worthy of our great Nation.

The question before us today is are we willing--is NASA willing--to own the challenges, face them head on, and undo any problematic decisions if necessary?

WMATA initially withheld some information required for this audit from the Safety Commission, and misleading statements regarding the Safety Commission's work...

Thank you for co-chairing it.