Keith’s note: According to Opening Remarks by Jared Isaacman in advance of his confirmation hearing:

“On that note, NASA is the most accomplished and respected space agency in the world—but for all of NASA’s historic achievements, the agency is not without challenges:

• Presidents have called for a return to the Moon and a path to Mars since 1989 and well over a hundred billion has been spent without the intended results.
• Most programs—new telescopes, rovers, X-planes, or entire spaceships—are over budget and behind schedule.
• This is discouraging because people look up at the stars and wonder what is out there today, not decades down the road.”

Full statement below