mr. dunn: in the 30 seconds remain, mr. martin, do you have anything to add to the comments on that? mr. martin: we have not done significant oversight of jwst. mr. dunn: how about you, ms. chaplain? ms. chaplain: i believe the actions taken were reasonable. i would note they already had some on site presence, but we'll be looking to see how effective those actions are as we do our next review. mr. dunn: here's wishing you multiyear funding authority. with that, mr. chairman, i yield ack. >> the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes representative lofgren of california. ms. lofgren: thank you, mr. chairman. i think this is an important hearing and most of the questions have been asked. i would like to think about what urther congress could do noigs avoiding the kind of situations mr. lamb addressed the shutdowns issue, the inconsistency between the president's requested budget and what's appropriated that lends uncertainty to the planning process. what could congress do to limit the uncertainty in funding other than t

mr. dunn: thank you, mr. chair. i rise in support of my amendment to h.r. , i am grateful for the opportunity to speak on t my amendment strikes language that would expand the classes of health care workers who would be authorized to dispense narcotics for narcotic treatment. be me clear at the outset, h.r. 6 is in charge part a great bill. however as currently written it allows nurse specialists, nurse midwives, to prescribe by pronor feen. i believe this is a big outset, h.r. 6 is in charge part a great bill. however as currently written it impulsive expansion of prescribing authority, allowing more providers with less clinical experience to provibe this highly addicted opioid opens up dangerous new potential for increased opioid abuse. the point is to decrease owe yoipped abuse. this provision increases the 30e tension for abecause and vastly increases the supply of a dangerous opioid. that's one of the major causes f opioid overdose and death. i appreciate opportunity to bring these to light in this amendment. i

mr. dunn: he is board certified in health care administration and he is a medevac pilot. he has been a leader in providing health care to our troops for many years. he was in charge of all medical care in iraq as the commander f medical task force iraq. in his own words, he has worked to bring humanity to the battlefield. and i believe he will brilliantly continue that work in his new post. . speaker, please join me in congratulating major general patrick sergeant on his new posting. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, thank you. i rise today during national ptsd awareness month to call attention to this topic that's so important to the lives of our veterans and their families. mr. hill: nowhere is the connection between ptsd and suicide felt more strongly than in the veteran commu

and mr. dunn brought this up as well. i think the process of dealing with these soldiers begins before they get home. and the whole thing about pstd, all that begins before they get home. and one of my concerns -- we got 22 veterans per day that commit suicide. and i just have to wonder how much of that is related to reactions to drug use. and what you are trying to do to reduce the dependance on drugs, i think mr. warden, could you comment on that, how you think that might help us reduce what i think is an unbelievable tragedy that's occurring every d with veterans. >> sure. when you look at the report that's going to come out, the risk factors that they looked at worsening of health status and decline in physical ability, those can be directly related to prescription drug use, particularly when you overprescribing of prescription drug use. and it's not working. and therefore you start losing hope. and then it starts depression. and then you're on the downhill spiral. and then eventually that's what leads to suicide. so

mr. dunn. mr. dunn: please join me. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. . the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, too many americans find themselves in crust and life threatening situation as a result of domestic violence. victims need access to emergency helter, crisis counseling, and advocate services. that's why i was proud to introduce h.r. 6014, the family violence prevention and services act of 2018, with my colleagues, ms. sentatives gwen moore, stefanik. since it was enacted, the act has addressed necessaryic violence through community driven solutions and network of programs and services dedicated to responding to domestic violence across the country. one example is the na

mr. dunn: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the heroic efforts of swanee county sheriff's deputy, troy wattford, earlier this month. the deputy was off duty traveling with his family and witnessed a horrible car accident. he immediately took action and administered aid to one of the pinned in an overturned car. his quick thinking and response saved destiny that day. as you can see here, destiny is on the road to recovery because of deputy wattford. even when our law enforcement personnel are off duty, they carry out their commitment to protect and serve. they jump into action and put their pinned in lives on the li us safe, and for that we will all be forever grateful. thank you, deputy, and to all of those who wear the badge your actions reflect great credit on the swanee county sheriff's office and exemplify the best in america. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek rec

. >>> thank you the chair now recognizes mr. dunn. >> mr. chairman, administrator bridenstine , it is good to see you here. i have a couple of questions about the services currently provided. so the space policy reaffirmed the basic coalition avoidance should continue to be provided free of user fees. can you confirm that that is going forward. >> that is a big object to because it is important for the united states of america to be preeminent we want companies that are located in the united states to believe they will have these kinds of services available through a civil agency. i believe basic ssa is important. >> as to my constituents. >>. >> in that same vein, if they contract with a private company, in that situation, will be paid a at the analytics continue to be available. will brought dana be available so civilian companies can perform their own analytics. >> that is a wonderful question not an easy one. eventually the way i think it will be, there will be a basic capability that is available to everyone. it will be without the. the

mr. dunn: your quick actions saved many lives. thank you also to franklin sheriff, franklin county emergency management director, local community leaders, salvation army, and the american red cross all of whom stepped up and provided aid and comfort to those who need it most. mr. speaker, please join me in praying for the victims and their families during this time of loss. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, 20 veterans commit suicide in the united states every day. his is not only a crisis, it's a national shame. today june 27 is posttraumatic stress disorder awareness day. we need to come together as democrats and republicans a national shame. today june 27 is to help those suffering from ptsd. too many veterans sufferin

mr. daniel dunn bacher. executive director of the american institute of aeronautics, or a iaa. i served three years in germany. i thought that's how i pronounce her name. is the administrator of nasa's human aspiration and operations mission directorate. he earned his bachelor degree in mechanical engineering from purdue on a masters in the university of alabama in huntsville. yes completed the senior managers and government program at harvard. i want to recognize's chaplain for five minutes. >> chairman and ranking members, thank you for inviting me to discuss schedule performance of nasa's largest project. since we began our assessments of major projects we have seen estimate progress. her most recent review found that performances worsened after several years following a general positive trend. specifically as shown in the graph, the average launch delay which is the yellow line with stocks increase from seven months to 12 months in this report. this was the first year we cannot determine the extent because nasa doesn't have a current estimate for the alliant program. the co

mr. dunn: please join me in congratulating tom in receiving this prestigious award and thanking him for his work for military communities throughout this country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition. a >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. as i speak the trump republicans wrestle another child from the a refugee parent a refugee par southern border, but i still rise today to honor world refugee day. every year every year thousands of refugees journey to the united states of america in search of safety be rights violation as, warfare, or natural disasters. or the war on drugs. we pride ourselves on being a nation of immigrants. i'm proud that clarkston, georgia, known as the ellis island of the south, is in my district. but trump republicans have laid waste to our custom of welcom

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dunn from florida. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i'll jump right in here.he canadian space agency last month canceled its participation of the first project for budgetary reasons. in your assess am, what will the impact be to the technology development and the cost which results from csa's decision to pull out of w first? >> that decision was factored in to the project's replanning after the independent review of w first and it was factored into the plan they put forward from phase a to phase b. so they've been able to adjust scope and adjust the cost and schedule estimates to stay within the $3.2 billion and still without the canadian contribution. >> how does that affect the technology development? >> i don't think it significantly affects the technology development, and i think that the project has a good plan to early on develop pretty type hardware to reduce the risk of that element, as well as other elements of high risk. >> how about mission itself? does the capability or mission goals change? >> no. the level 1 science goals do not change and they w

mr. goss, thank you for your service. my grandfather used to quite peter finley dunn and say trust everyone but cut the cards. we like to say trust everyone but read the actuarial report. and i thank you for your reports and i thank you for the analysis that you've done on various bills. i know you've looked at our bill social security 2100 and i would ask you does that bill strengthen the social security trust fund so that it is financially sound throughout the 75-year projection period? >> indeed it does. >> thank you. we also i noted in my opening comments that with 10,000 baby boomers becoming eligible a day this is going to put additional stress on a system that hasn't been actuarially adjusted since 1983. forgiven all the assumptions that you have to go through for a program to not be adjusted since 1983 i think any rational person listening to this anywhere says, well, wait a minute, have any of my other insurances gone up since 1983? and the obviously answer is yes, they have. of course. to adjust to the times, the changes, the economy at all. and so that's why we included in this the opportunity to f

mr. smith, who i have worked with over the years to get this bill to where it is today and it has been years. i would like to thank former senator gordon and councilman raymond dunn who have been long time supporters for their tireless efforts to make this a reality. in addition, i thank again, chairman bishop and ranking member grijalva and their committee staff in bringing this important legislation to the committee and to the floor. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland. mr. brown: i'm happy to support this bill and i urge my colleagues to urge its adoption. and i yield to mr. smith from washington state. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i'm pleased to rise in the mountains to sound greenway national heritage designation. this is a project that has been completely collaborative throughout the region and it is a great example of how to get things done. various government officials working with the private sector all with the same goal and that is to preserve open spaces in the pugeet sound a