I’d like to thank the Lunar Exploration Group for having me, and thank Bob Richards of Moon Express for inviting me to address this group. Before I begin, I’d like to acknowledge Dr. Paul Spudis, who is here tonight, for his book the Value of the Moon and Dennis Wingo for his book Moon Rush. Both books have been valuable sources of information. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched a shiny sphere 23 inches wide into orbit. Sputnik harmlessly transmitted radio pulses, but it called into q...

Last night, I voted against the FY17 Continuing Resolution (CR), legislation which denies my constituents representation in determining how their taxpayer money is spent. CRs represent the worst of Washington: a broken process to fund the government, backroom deal making, and refusal for Congress to use the “power over the purse” to reign in the executive branch. We see this every year: Harry Reid and Senate Democrats filibuster bills to fund the government in regular order. Reid and Obama then ...

The 2016 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) passed in the House today included my amendment to help saves lives and property in the First District. I would like to thank Senator Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, for his leadership on including this provision in the Senate-passed version of the bill. This amendment requires the Army Corp of Engineers (ACE) to prioritize funding for construction of the Tulsa-West Tulsa levees following an ACE feasibilit...