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On the recordApril 24, 2013
This country has finite resources to invest and while we are committed to NASA's mission, subjecting mission critical activities to shoestring budgets because a more exciting idea has come along is not wise.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby warns against sacrificing essential NASA activities for new ideas due to limited resources.

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