I was amazed at the number of people and the different and divergent folks who waited from law enforcement and social agencies, and youth.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank the ranking member as well. And thank all of you for your dedication to a really tough issue.

I think we need to rethink this strategy, and I'm going to be working on that I think across the aisle and with the Chair.

So percentage-wise in this space would you say, how much percent is NASA and how much is private industry?

I'm deeply concerned about this elimination in funding. We're going to work, I think you've heard from others, to restore these cuts because I think it could have a chilling effect on the educational programs that NASA is offering all…

Isn't it more important than ever now, I think, to bolster the resilience of our assets in LEO while also enhancing NASA's capability at lowering operational costs by demonstrating the ability to refuel these satellites?

As drafted, this bill will not ensure access to affordable health care in West Virginia, does not do enough to combat the opioid epidemic that is devastating my state, cuts traditional Medicaid too deeply, and harms rural health care…

I think that is concerning because obviously that is a lot of retirement dollars that people look to.

The budget that you have before us, you are satisfied, and I think you have stated this before, that the aim of transparency can be met for this year with the staffing levels and the budget level that you have requested.

I take exception that the Appalachian Regional Commission--even though in the President's budget it was zeroed out.

I think that has great promise as my understanding is we are not producing those special metals, even though we know they exist in our country and we are importing at great cost.