LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: Senator Mark Kelly speaks at the California Science Center Event on November 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: Senator Alex Padilla speaks at the California Science Center Event on November 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: Senator Mark Kelly speaks at the California Science Center Event on November 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: Senator Mark Kelly speaks at the California Science Center Event on November 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

FILE - Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: (L-R) Scott Kelly, Senator Mark Kelly and Senator Alex Padilla attend the California Science Center Event on November 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: Senator Alex Padilla speaks at the California Science Center Event on November 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell speaks at the California Science Center Event on November 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)