. >> colorado senator john hickenlooper discussed policy with the washington state business roundtable. he was asked about innovation efforts, satellite management, and the relationship between nasa and the u.s. space force. 45 minutes. >> i say all the time i am over the moon to be able to serve as chairman of the space subcommittee, in the commerce committee within the senate. as a former geologist, i did have two geological research papers, peer-reviewed and published. but i think i am the only scientist who is actually to sit next to mark kelly. i told him he was a scientist, certainly, in many cases, he really is, one of the most inquisitive and curious people in the senate. but he's laughed and said, no, i am an engineer. i perform experiments in space, i don't design them. he and i would agree to disagree. disagree. he's another scientist in the senate. we passed the act at the u.s. innovation competition act is what it ended up being called that strengthens the foundation and creates a directorate to help advance u.s. leadership in a number of areas including things like quantu