This is a momentous achievement for NASA and for the Nation.

I'm really eager to hear from our witnesses on what they're learning in just the first few months of JWST's science operations.

It's critical for life in the 21st century that we protect the satellites and the ground-to-satellite, satellite-to-ground communications.

It also urges a stop to the wasteful polluting practices of routine flaring of associated gas and oil wells.

I wrote a letter along with Representatives Lowenthal, DeGette, Peters, and Leger Fernandez to the Environmental Protection Agency commending Administrator Regan for proposing strong rules to reduce methane and other harmful air pollution.

The letter recommended that the rules apply comprehensively to smaller leak-prone wells that comprise the majority of the Nation's fleet of oil and gas wells.

Madam Chairman, thank you very much.

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 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.

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.