Editor's note: A press release from the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology confirms the appointment of Suzanne Kosmas to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. The committee's Democratic Caucus also named Alan Grayson, another freshman Democrat from Orlando, to join the subcommittee that oversees NASA. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona - the wife of astronaut Mark Kelly - will chair the subcommittee, while Rep. Pete Olson, whose district includes Johnson Space Center in Texas, is the ranking Republican.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna, will join the House subcommittee that oversees NASA, her office has confirmed.
The position on the Space and Aeronautics subcommittee won't be official until the full Committee on Science and Technology votes on member assignments Wednesday during an organizational meeting.
Kosmas' appointment to the larger committee was announced Jan. 15.
She immediately sent House Democratic leaders a letter requesting an additional $2 billion in NASA funding to accelerate development of the space shuttle's replacement.
You can read the letter here.
Kosmas joins other Space Coast representatives will play a key role in shaping NASA policy and budgets.
Sen. Mel Martinez recently was assigned to the Senate panel that has oversight on NASA, joining Sen. Bill Nelson.
Kosmas last year defeated Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Oviedo, who previously was the ranking Republican on the Space and Aeronautics subcommittee.
IMAGE NOTE: Official photo of Suzanne Kosmas, U.S. Rep. for Florida's 24th district.
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