Thank you, Mr. Chairman, very much.

The ISS partnership is a beacon of, and vehicle for, peaceful, international cooperation in outer space.

It's essential that we prioritize investments in NASA infrastructure, especially at a time when Democrats and Republicans across the country are coming together on a commitment to new infrastructure.

I want to say that I am very supportive of this Act, and I'm all in on more research and development.

our colleague Alan Lowenthal from Long Beach has a banning single use plastics bill.

the elephant in the room is why not less plastics?

It is critical that we protect our coastal communities and ecosystems and help them more effectively adapt and prepare for sea level rise and changing ocean conditions.

If we take a look at the global markets and the amount of money that is going toward so-called ESG funds or environmental, social, and governance funds, the market is shifting.

In the 7 years I've been on the Science Committee, we continue to hear about the dwindling percentage of excellent applications that can be approved because the money just hasn't kept up.

I'm a big fan of the National Science Foundation because it's a couple blocks from my home on--in Duke Street.

I really value the tremendous benefit the agency has brought to America and Americans over the past 70 years.