Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) mistakenly claimed the moon is mostly gases during a solar eclipse event speech.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) faced mockery after claiming that the moon is "made up mostly of gases" during a speech at a solar eclipse event. The former top Democrat on the House Science Committee's space subcommittee made the misleading statement to students at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston. The congresswoman has since backtracked on her comments.