Oldest-ever U.S. representative Ralph Hall dies at age 95, PBS “Hall, who flew Hellcat fighters during World War II, was known in Congress for promoting NASA and energy production. Hailing from Rockwall, east of Dallas, he was fond of saying that he voted with his party often but always voted with his district.” Chairwoman Johnson’s Statement on the Passing of Chairman Ralph Hall “It was an honor and a privilege […]
Rep. Ralph Hall defeated by John Ratcliffe, Washinton Post “Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Tex.), the oldest-serving member of Congress and one of the last World War II veterans serving on Capitol Hill, became the first incumbent House lawmaker to lose a primary challenge this year by losing Tuesday night to a tea party-backed challenger.” Keith’s note: I really like Ralph Hall. He has every marble he started out with – plus […]
Dale Returning to House Science Committee, Space News “Former NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale is returning to Capitol Hill to serve as principal policy adviser to Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas), chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.”
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Oversight Plan for the 112th Congress “The Committee will continue to provide oversight of NASA’s human spaceflight program as it undergoes a period of uncertainty and transition following various Administration proposals. Specific attention will be paid to the feasibility of NASA’s plans and priorities relative to their resources and requirements.” House members may come see Discovery launch, Florida Today “[Rep. Ralph] Hall, one […]
US science funding boost faces uncertain future, Wired via Ars Technica “During its crafting in Congressional committee last spring, America COMPETES received bipartisan support. It was held up, however, by Representative Ralph Hall (R-TX), formerly the ranking Republican member of the House Committee on Science and Technology. Hall’s objections failed to stop the Act, but he is now the science committee’s incoming chair.” GOP Kills Science Jobs Bill By Forcing […]
Warming skeptic gets key Science post, Politico “Leading House climate skeptic Jim Sensenbrenner appears to have landed a perch to lead investigations into global warming science. The Wisconsin Republican is set to become the vice chairman of the House Science Committee under incoming Chairman Ralph Hall (R-Texas), Hall told POLITICO Thursday. “With his background, his insistence, he can do the mean things that we don’t want to do,” Hall said. […]
Ralph Hall gearing up for new role as chairman of House Science and Technology Committee, Dallas Morning News “Hall is steeped in the legislative battles around those issues. But in a caucus full of self-styled reformers, he remains a type of throwback legislator – a guardian of home-state interests and federal programs, including NASA. “I’m satisfied with what I have,” said Hall, 87, adding that he pondered running for chairman […]
Ralph Hall gearing up for new role as chairman of House Science and Technology Committee “John M. Logsdon, a space policy expert at George Washington University, said Hall’s committee also will have to monitor NASA’s progress on a deep-space rocket and crew capsule that must be built by 2016. “I can say with a fair degree of assurance that NASA is finding it technically and financially difficult to meet some […]
