Jay Rockefeller: “Lowering the cost of access to space is not just important to NASA, but to the defense and intelligence communities.”

I thank Senator Leahy for attempting to address my concerns about this bill. I thank his committee staff for working with my committee staff to insert clarifying report language.

That is stunning. It has not been reauthorized, CHIP. It is still out there, floating.

I am interested in the children who still have to be reached out to, in the Alabamas and West Virginias and Pennsylvanias and Ohios, et cetera.

If confirmed, I pledge to consider all relevant facts and public comments in the docket.