U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville announced
on Tuesday that the Congressman had been chosen to serve as Vice-Chair of the
Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee in the 113th Congress by the Committee on
Science, Space and Technology.
According to the Congressman's statement, the Space and
Aeronautics Subcommittee oversees the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), the National Space Council, national space policy,
commercial space activities, and international space cooperation as well as
many other jurisdictions and programs related to spaceflight.
U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville
Vice-Chairman Brooks said, "I am thrilled to be appointed Vice-Chairman on a committee that is so important to America and the Marshall Space Flight Center. As Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, I will work with Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo (R-MS), NASA Administrator Bolden, and national and Alabama leaders to continue America's exceptional space exploration and research legacy, and to ensure, as best as possible in a hostile budget environment, that NASA has the support and resources it requires. As the home of Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama's Fifth District has played a central role in leading the United States, and the world, in space. The Tennessee Valley has some of the most dedicated engineers, scientists, and technology professionals in the nation, and I look forward to hearing from them about the issues they believe the Subcommittee should consider."
The Marshall Space Flight Center is a large employer in Alabama's Fifth
District and together with the Defense Department's Redstone Arsenal leads to
Huntsville being a major hub for America's aerospace industries.
Rep. Brooks was re-appointed to the House Science, Space and Technology and
Armed Services Committees, and newly appointed to the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs. Congressman Mo Brooks represents Alabama's fifth Congressional
District. The 113th Congress is Brooks' second term in the U.S. House of
Representatives.
- Office of Congressman Brooks