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Issue

Science, Space & Research

5
tracked promises
100%
of scored promises kept
5
stated positions
5/0
declared / inferred
5
officials on record

Officials on Science, Space & Research

Officials on this issue
DMaria Cantwell1100%1
RRand Paul11
RAshley Moody11
RSusan M. Collins11
RBrian Babin11

Positions on record

  • Ashley MoodyStated position

    Sponsored the Space Ready 2.0 Act to let NASA and its commercial partners modernize aging facilities, and committed to keep fighting to strengthen U.S. space capabilities.

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  • Rand PaulStated position

    As chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, subpoenaed Anthony Fauci and committed to holding a public hearing (announced for July 29) to question him on COVID-19 origins and gain-of-function research funding.

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  • Brian BabinStated position

    Sponsor and advance the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7273) to maintain U.S. leadership in human spaceflight, including returning American astronauts to the Moon and then Mars.

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  • Susan M. CollinsStated position

    Said she wrote guardrails into the appropriations bill to protect biomedical and Alzheimer's research grants from being rescinded, describing biomedical research as a top funding priority.

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  • Maria CantwellStated position

    Committed to sustaining U.S. leadership in space through a bipartisan NASA reauthorization she co-led with Sen. Ted Cruz, directing NASA's exploration program from Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars.

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