Chairman Foster Opening Statement for Hearing on Enabling Success at DOE Office of Nuclear Energy
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and Subcommittee on Energy are holding a joint hearing titled, "Judicious Spending to Enable Success at the Office of Nuclear Energy." Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Rep. Bill Foster's (D-IL), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning to our witnesses and thank you for joining us for our oversight hearing on … Continue Reading
October 20, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Space Nuclear Propulsion
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, "Accelerating Deep Space Travel with Space Nuclear Propulsion." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning. Thank you, Chairman Beyer, for holding this hearing. For decades, the space community has identified nuclear propulsion as a required and enabling technology for our human … Continue Reading
October 20, 2021Chairman Beyer Opening Statement for Hearing on Space Nuclear Propulsion
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, "Accelerating Deep Space Travel with Space Nuclear Propulsion." Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Rep. Don Beyer's (D-VA), opening statement for the record is below. Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing on "Accelerating Deep Space Travel with Space Nuclear Propulsion." I want to welcome our panel of impressive … Continue Reading
October 14, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
(Dallas, TX) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is holding a hearing titled, "The Future of Forecasting: Building a Weather-Ready National on All Fronts." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning, and thank you to our witnesses for joining us here today. In April 2011, a tornado outbreak tore through Mississippi, Alabama, and neighboring states. Over 300 lives were lost. This was despite an average lead … Continue Reading
October 05, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Balancing Open Science and Security in the U.S. Research Enterprise
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and Subcommittee on Research and Technology are holding a joint hearing titled, "Balancing Open Science and Security in the U.S. Research Enterprise." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX), opening statement is below. Good morning. There is an important conversation going on within the research enterprise about legitimate risks to U.S. research. Undue foreign … Continue Reading
October 05, 2021Chairwoman Stevens Opening Statement for Hearing on Balancing Open Science and Security in the U.S. Research Enterprise
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and Subcommittee on Research and Technology are holding a joint hearing titled, "Balancing Open Science and Security in the U.S. Research Enterprise." Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Rep. Haley Stevens's (D-MI), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning and welcome to today's hearing. I want to thank our … Continue Reading
October 05, 2021Chairman Foster Opening Statement for Hearing on Balancing Open Science and Security in the U.S. Research Enterprise
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and Subcommittee on Research and Technology are holding a joint hearing titled, "Balancing Open Science and Security in the U.S. Research Enterprise." Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Rep. Bill Foster's (D-IL), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning, and welcome to our members and our panelists. Thank you for … Continue Reading
September 28, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Researching the Spread of Disinformation and Misinformation on Social Media
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight is holding a hearing titled, "The Disinformation Black Box: Researching Social Media Data." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning to our panelists, and thank you to Chairman Foster for holding this hearing. This topic will only grow in relevance as social media becomes all the more ingrained in our lives. … Continue Reading
September 28, 2021Chairman Foster Opening Statement for Hearing on Researching the Spread of Disinformation and Misinformation on Social Media
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight is holding a hearing titled, "The Disinformation Black Box: Researching Social Media Data." Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Rep. Bill Foster's (D-IL), opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Good morning, and welcome to our members and our panelists. Thank you for joining us for this hearing on researcher access to … Continue Reading
September 23, 2021Chairwoman Sherrill Opening Statement for Hearing on Advancing Earth System Science and Stewardship at NOAA
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Environment is holding a hearing titled, "Advancing Earth System Science and Stewardship at NOAA." Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Rep. Mikie Sherrill's (D-NJ), opening statement for the record is below. Good morning, and welcome to today's Environment Subcommittee hearing to discuss the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Earth System Science and Stewardship … Continue Reading
September 23, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Advancing Earth System Science and Stewardship at NOAA
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Environment is holding a hearing titled, "Advancing Earth System Science and Stewardship at NOAA." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning. I would like to give a warm welcome to our witness, NOAA Administrator Dr. Richard Spinrad. He is testifying before the Committee for the first time since he officially took the helm of the agency. … Continue Reading
September 21, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on the Future of the ISS
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, "NASA's Future in Low Earth Orbit: Considerations for International Space Station Extension and Transition." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning, and thank you Chairman Beyer for holding this important hearing on the International Space Station and NASA's future in low Earth … Continue Reading
September 21, 2021Chairman Beyer Opening Statement for Hearing on the Future of the ISS
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, "NASA's Future in Low Earth Orbit: Considerations for International Space Station Extension and Transition." Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Rep. Don Beyer's (D-VA), opening statement for the record is below. Good morning, and welcome to our distinguished witnesses. We are very pleased to have you with us today as we … Continue Reading
September 09, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Full Committee Markup
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is marking up the Committee Print to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res. 14. Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning, and welcome to today's markup of our Committee Print pursuant to the instructions we received from the Budget Committee. Before I … Continue Reading
July 29, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Urgent Infrastructure Needs at NASA
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, "Enabling Mission Success from the Ground Up: Addressing NASA's Urgent Infrastructure Needs." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning. I want to thank Chairman Beyer for holding this hearing today on the very timely topic of NASA's urgent infrastructure needs. This Subcommittee held a … Continue Reading
July 29, 2021Chairman Beyer Opening Statement for Hearing on Urgent Infrastructure Needs at NASA
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, "Enabling Mission Success from the Ground Up: Addressing NASA's Urgent Infrastructure Needs." Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Rep. Don Beyer's (D-VA), opening statement for the record is below. Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing, "Enabling Mission Success from the Ground Up: Addressing NASA's Infrastructure … Continue Reading
July 27, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Full Committee Markup of Five Innovation Bills
Good morning, and welcome to today's markup of 5 excellent bipartisan bills. All of these bills will help to ensure that our Nation remains a leader in innovation. Importantly, these bills also help to ensure that the whole Nation participates in that innovation economy, and that the whole Nation reaps the economic fruits of that participation. The first bill we will take up today is Representatives Stevens' and Waltz's National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act. I am … Continue Reading
July 21, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on the Rising Problem of Extreme Heat in the U.S.
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Environment is holding a hearing titled, "Silent Killer: The Rising Problem of Extreme Heat in the U.S." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning to our witnesses and thank you for joining us here today. I'd like to welcome everyone to this hearing to discuss the very pressing problem of extreme heat in this country. Being from Texas, my … Continue Reading
July 21, 2021Chairwoman Sherrill Opening Statement for Hearing on the Rising Problem of Extreme Heat in the U.S.
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Environment is holding a hearing titled, "Silent Killer: The Rising Problem of Extreme Heat in the U.S." Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Environment, Rep. Mikie Sherrill's (D-NJ), opening statement for the record is below. Good morning, and welcome to today's Environment Subcommittee hearing to discuss the rising problem of extreme heat in the U.S. I would like to welcome and thank our … Continue Reading
July 20, 2021Chairwoman Johnson Opening Statement for Hearing on Spectrum Needs for Observations in Earth and Space Sciences
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is holding a hearing titled, "Spectrum Needs for Observations in Earth and Space Sciences." Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) opening statement for the record is below. Good morning and thank you to our witnesses for joining us today. We rely on the radio frequency spectrum in countless ways every day. We use it for GPS, communicating with friends and family, scientific research, weather forecasting, … Continue Reading