bridenstine: yes. the nasa climate assessment that includes nasa and includes the department of energy and includes noah has clearly stated that it is extremely likely, as the language they use, extremely likely that human activity is the dominant cause of global warming, and i have no reason to doubt the science the comes from that. sen. schatz: do you agree with the scientific consensus that includes many nasa researchers that the climate is changing as humans are the leading cause? mr. bridenstine: yes. sen. schatz: is a fair to call this an evolution of your views? mr. bridenstine: yes. sen. schatz: do you commit to supporting the funding independence and integrity of climate science at nasa? mr. bridenstine: without question. thank you,: administrator. we have had multiple conversations both over the table and in person and on the phone, and i want to recognize your evolution on this issue. i think it is essential for one of the premier science agencies of the federal government for you to abide b

back in the united states, nasa's newly confirmed administrator jim bridenstine affirmed the science of climate change thursday in a break from the republican party and from his own previous statements denying global warming. speaking to nasa employees at a town hall meeting at the agency's headquarters in washington, d.c., the former oklahoma republican congressmember said his position on climate change has evolved. in 2013, bridenstine demanded president obama apologize for research andte falsely said from the house floor that global temperatures stopped rising early this century. >> i don't deny the consensus that the climate is changing for the in fact, fully believe and know the climate is changing. i also know that we human beings are contributing to it in a major way. amy: bridenstine's comments came a day after alabama republican congressmember mo brooks suggested during a house science committee hearing that coastal erosion, and not greenhouse s, is to blame for rising sea levels congressmember brooks made the comments as he questioned philip duffy, president of the woods ho

. >> administrator bridenstine we welcome your testimony. i think we have what you may have been instructed to make it abbreviated but we will have time for you and i encourage you to tell us what you'd like us to know and if we run into trouble we will cut our questions for you may want to go long. >> mr. chairman, mr. ranking member, it's an honor to be here. i have a submitted my written statement for the record and i know because of the time constraints that we are short on time and i'd be happy to forgo an opening statement and just say this that i've been charged with leading one of the most storied agencies in the united states government. it is the honor of a lifetime and we are people doing very dangerous things even right now on the international space station and flying missions all over the world to deliver science and discovery not only on behalf of this nation but on behalf of the entire world. it's an honor and i am thrilled to be here. i look forward to answering your questions. >> secretary, before we turn to questions let m

bridenstine, who's gone on to other pursuits, and we are glad to have him here. now let me go to a few announcements and unanimous consent requests. the order of consideration for today's mark-up will follow the subcommittee structure. we will begin first with the subject matter that falls under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities. then the subcommittee on tactical air and land forces, subcommittee on sea power and projection forces, subcommittee on readiness, subcommittee on military personnel, then the subcommittee on strategic forces, and finally, the full committee matters. i think this is the same order we had last year. if a member has an amendment that involves the jurisdiction of other committees, we request that member before he or she offers the amendment have a letter from the respective committee chair indicating their waiver of the right of referral. i impose the same requirement on language in the underlying mark so we can proceed directly to the house floor without our bill being sequentially referred to other

an on c-span 2, nasa's new administrator jim bridenstine testifies before a senate appropriations subcommittee a month after his confirmation, it starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. in about 1:45, fbi director christopher wray will brief members on his agency's 2018 budget request. see it right here on c-span 3. >> watch our live coverage of the utah senate republican primary debate, with mitt romney, and state lawmaker mike kennedy. from brigham young university. tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> up next, we hear from federal officials with the government accountability office in a transportation security administration better known as the tsa. they testified at a house homeland security subcommittee hearing focusing on the tsa's pre-check program and airport wait times, their testimony was followed by a pile of travel industry representatives and stakeholders. it's about 1:45. >>> okay. the committee on homeland security subcommittee on transportation and protective security will come to order. let me apologize for my delay tonight. t

you see jim bridenstine, a friend of mine from his days in congress, a tremendous war fighter himselfl aviator who is now the head of nasa. i think it is an exciting tinge for the future of nasa to have somebody like jim as the director now. stuart: david, i'm sure you saw john kerry and his tweeting about benjamin netanyahu's claim that iran is lying about nukes. for benefit of our viewers, here it is. every detail, pm netanyahu was every reason the world came together to apply years of sanctions and negotiate the iran nuclear agreement. because the threat was real and had to be stopped. it's working. that's why israeli security experts are speaking out. david, i can hear you laughing. what is wrong with john kerry's tweet. >> everything about john kerry's thinking has been fundamentally wrong for the last 30 years. it is, the geniuses like john kerry and the rest of the, that operation, whether it was at foggy bottom at the state department or the liberal orthodoxy that runs our national security in the clinton and obama years, that got these things wrong, that got this president to