try cities chancellor to his lasting commitment for the cleanup at hanford, carl demonstrates the best of what it means to be a public servant. carl, congratulations to you and rita on your much deserved retirement. our sincere thanks to you for all of your service to the tricities. mr. speaker, when kay la of richland, washington, graduate interested high school, she attended the naval academy, commissioning as a navy officer and was among the first class of women commissioned to be a submarine officer. now she is one of just 48 nasa astronauts in the nation, and could be the first woman to land on the moon. kay la was chosen as one of more than 18,000 applicants for noosea's astronaut basic training program, graduating with her 11 classmates on january 10. as she works to design the spacesuit for nasa's program, she and her classmates will prepare to complete the program's mission, return humans to the moon by 2024, and send people to mars. congratulations, kayla, on your remarkable accomplishments. i applaud your ability and willingness to go above and beyond to set an example for w