credos, its ideals, its promise, its process, then i stopped trying to love america. i have not despaired the moment, for with it has come a measure of unexpected contentment. it settled upon me like an ancient ancestor s ceremonial robe, warm and splendid and as old as time, mislaid but valued all the more for its belated retrieval. randall robinson, thank you for being on in depth. nasa administrator, charles bolden and science adviser, charles holdren testified before the house science committee on tuesday. this is about an hour and 45 minutes. the committee on technology will come to order. good morning. i m going to recognize myself for an opening statement and the ranking member from texas will be recognized as well. today s hearing is on a subject important to our nation and to our world. this is the first hearing of two on space or it s worth reviewing u.s. government efforts to track incoming asteroids and meteors. although many may be only aware of the subject d