Word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are, because the opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Next, look at ways to regulate the commercial space industry testimony by federal officials from nasa, the faa, and the Defense Department. They will discuss the technological risks and safety challenges with commercial spaceflight, National Security, and global competition. Arizona senator, Kyrsten Sinema, chairs this subcommittee hearing. The subcommittee is now in order. Welcome everyone to a hearing on the u. S. Senate space and science this subcommittee is now in order. Welcome, everyone, to our hearing on the u. S. Senate base and sciences subcommittee. Thank you teach of our witnesses for their participation, today and thank you to our subcommittee Ranking Member schmidt for working with me on these issues and to chair cantwell and Ranking Member cruz for their collaboration. A thriving commercial space in
Word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are, because the opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Next, look at ways to regulate the commercial space industry testimony by federal officials from nasa, the faa, and the Defense Department. They will discuss the technological risks and safety challenges with commercial spaceflight, National Security, and global competition. Arizona senator, Kyrsten Sinema, chairs this subcommittee hearing. The subcommittee is now in order. Welcome everyone to a hearing on the u. S. Senate space and science this subcommittee is now in order. Welcome, everyone, to our hearing on the u. S. Senate base and sciences subcommittee. Thank you teach of our witnesses for their participation, today and thank you to our subcommittee Ranking Member schmidt for working with me on these issues and to chair cantwell and Ranking Member cruz for their collaboration. A thriving commercial space in
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Business meeting will come to order. Do just a little bit of business on the front end and hopefully take care of some business quickly. Now people have other meetings and then move to the hearing itself. We thank our witnesses for allowing us to do this, and were glad youre here. We have a number of items on the agenda today. Well move a number of nominations and Foreign Service officer lists. We will also take up s1928. The multilateral if a review act of 2017. Want to thank senator koonce force his leadership and hard work and recognize senators isakson, rubio, young, cane, and merkley for their contributions to this important Bipartisan Legislation before our committee. This bill would establish a process for conducting objective reviews on how well multilateral institutions carry out their missions with our funding. The authorities sunset after four review periods and 11 years. Through this process well be able to evaluate their performance in an objective way. The review will loo
Quest the business many will come to order, we will do a little business on the front end and hopefully take care of some business quickly, i know people have other meetings and then will move to the hearing itself. We think our witness for allowing us to do this and we are glad you are here. Items on theber of agenda today, we will move a number of nominations and Foreign Service officer list. Theill also take up multilateral act of 2017. I want to think sen. Coons his leadership and hard work on this bill, i want to recognize senators isaacson, rubio, young, kane and merkley whether contributions to this important Bipartisan Legislation before our committee. Establish all process for conducting objective reviews on how multilateral institutions carry out their missions with our funding. Authorities through this process, we will be able to evaluate their performance in an objective way. The review will look at performance, management, accountability and transparency. Transparency alig