, who called for the independent review in June to identify the root causes of cost growth and schedule delays on the JWST, expressed
dismay over the panel's findings and warned NASA that it can not let the telescope's scientific potential override the need to rein in costs.
Dismayed with the holdup, Smith again suggested the agency hand
over the data as is and leave the de-identifying process to the committee — an option that House Democrats, including Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, the
panel's senior Democrat, strongly oppose.