Budget. He was asked about cuts to programs in a such as education, science and satellite servicing technology. The Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing is about one hour. The hearing will come to order. Im pleased to welcome acting administrator Robert Lightfoot to the commerce of justice and science appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine nasa fiscal year 2018 budget request. Mr. Lightfoot and i worked well together in his tenure as director of Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center in huntsville, alabama. Mr. Lightfoot, thank you for serving as nasa leader during this time of change and appreciate you joining us here today. The administration has proposed a fiscal year 2018 budget of 19. 1 billion for nasa which is a reduction of 2. 9 for the current year level. While this overall cut is lessening of agencies that have experienced in the present budget request, it still reflects a significant reduction of 561 million. His budget request attempt to navigate a challenging fisc
Im pleased to the subcommittee hearing to the budget request. We have worked well together in his tenure for nasas marshall license center. Mr. Lightfoot thank you for serving as nasas leader during this time of change and i appreciate you joining us here today. The administration has proposed a fiscal year 2018 budget of 19. 1 billion for nasa which is a reduction of 2. 9 from the current year level. While this overall cut is less than many other agencies that have experienced the president s budget request reflects a significant reduction of 561 million dollars. This budget request attempts to navigate a challenging fiscal environment that would disrupt Ongoing Missions and delay future explorations for years to come. There are proposals to eliminate the entire education director at using the rationale that nasa can do without these programs under a budget. Other Research Programs are left with Financial Resources which make it impossible for nasa to meet its own management plans. Hu
And fought to integrate the teams behind the space program, women who excelled, paving a path building a ladder for the women we you to nasas modern figures. Dr. P ank tatpatel is can the n program and a professor with the Engineering Department at catholic engineer and dr. Crystal johnson. Lakisha hawkins is an Aerospace Engineer and a Propulsion Team lead at nasa. Welcome, all of you. You. Thank y for having us. I know you saw the movie. Yes, yes. What do you think of it . Loved it. Loved it. Was it accurate . It was close. I mean there were quite a few liberties that were taken in terms of some of the details, but the concept behind the unity that we have at nasa and the Challenging Mission that we have was right on point. And are you sured got, ms. Hawkins . Oh, im so excited about that. There are people that you would never think that would get excited about space and Space Exploration and women that i know who are talking about it and asking me about what i do because of the movi
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]. So its a longterm effort here, but the body and in the commit end of the countries themselves while solving the problem is a virtue. Absolutely did the fighting against terrorism across africa is every bit as urgent and that is the middle east. He differences with allies putting soldiers into the fight. African soldiers are fighting and dying in nigeria, mali. We are providing funding. Unlike other places where significant numbers of allies who are sending their troops into the site in its native a real difference and we should be grateful. Im grateful for your service and the chance to ask questions. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Very good at senator murphy. The mac thank you very much, mr. Chairman. I want to follow up from the question senator markey asked regarding interaction of Security Assistance and assistance provided by the state department. In 2014 was the first time dod fundi
Call the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to order. We thank our witnesses for being here, and im looking forward to your testimony. As much of the world concentrates on the isis threat and instability in the middle east, the Committee Takes this opportunity to consider efforts by the United States and other partners to counter extremism in the Subsaharan African area. Longterm development has been the norm across much of africa including here tell you what. Ben, even with large letters i cant see anymore. [laughter] including here in our committee with the recent signing of the power africa legislation, which were all very proud of and appreciate the way the administration has led on that effort also, that we hope will help bring investment to a key sector for Economic Growth and opportunity. Whereas in the middle east we have been reacting to abhorrent state and terrorist violence and the uprooting of millions of people, in africa weve had the opportunity of years of influence thro