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Democrats Set to Cripple Manned Space Program - Democrats Kill Chance to Protect NASA From Budget Raid

Jeff F — 5/4/2007 8:40:07 PM (archived)

PRESS RELEASE
Date Released: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Source: Rep. Dave Weldon

Washington, DC...U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-FL) today excoriated the Democratic leadership for failing to allow a vote on an amendment he proposed that would have kept Congress from raiding NASA's budget to fund a 40% increase for the National Science Foundation (NSF).

"It's increasingly clear that Democratic leaders have our manned space program in their crosshairs," said Weldon. Weldon noted that at the hearing to introduce his proposal Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), who sits on the powerful Rules Committee, said he opposed the amendment because he was 'not convinced' of the need for human space exploration.

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Democrats Set to Cripple Manned Space Program - Democrats Kill Chance to Protect NASA From Budget Raid - Jeff F - 5/4/2007 8:40:07 PM
- Oh where, oh where has the money gone??!! (n/t) - Bowser - 5/4/2007 10:59:12 PM
  - re: Oh where, oh where has the money gone??!! - Jeff F - 5/5/2007 10:31:50 AM
    - Right. Giveaways. - Yeti - 5/7/2007 2:28:47 PM
    - John Kennedy chose to go to the Moon. And George W. Bush? - Bowser - 5/6/2007 4:45:25 AM
      - re: John Kennedy chose to go to the Moon. And George W. Bush? - Jeff F - 5/6/2007 7:43:05 AM
        
        That's oversimplification, too. - TB - 5/6/2007 9:35:39 PM
      - Your inference was less than subtle. - TB - 5/6/2007 6:41:56 AM
    - Moon to Mars may not happen at all in our lifetime - Jeff F - 5/5/2007 3:12:53 PM

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