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Fong highlighted two significant pieces of legislation aimed at fostering innovation in his district: the Making Advancements in Commercial Hypersonics Act (MOACH) and the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations Act (ACERO). The former seeks to authorize NASA to support high-speed flight scientific experiments, while the latter allows the use of drones in fighting wildfires—a pressing issue in California. He emphasized the importance of public-private partnerships and the need to stay competitive, particularly as foreign adversaries ramp up their space technologies.