Sen. Cruz at NASA

Open email to Sen. (TX) Ted Cruz:

Dear Sen. Cruz,
On Monday, you spoke at Heritage Action’s 2015 Conservative Policy Summit outlining 10 critical priorities for Congress, focusing on jobs, liberty, and national security. They are:
Embrace a big pro-jobs, growth Agenda
Pursue all means possible to repeal Obamacare
Secure the border and stop illegal amnesty
Hold government accountable and rein in judicial activism
Stop the culture of corruption
Pass fundamental tax reform, making taxes flatter, simpler, and fairer
Audit the Federal Reserve
Pass a strong balanced budget amendment
Champion school choice and repeal common core
Deal seriously with the twin threats of ISIL and a nuclear Iran

I agree with all 10 of these.

On Thursday, you announced in your newsletter that you have accepted an appointment to chair the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Space, and Competitiveness.
As a scientist with some ambivalence concerning NASA, I also wonder what connection your Subcommittee Chairmanship has to do with any of the 10 points you previously listed as critical priorities for Congress.
Have your associates shifted you off to a siding of insignificance, or am I missing something?