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Dana Rohrabacher: “I would suggest, Mr. Chairman, one of the things we need to do is to insist that we actually have--if a near-Earth…”

On the recordJune 7, 2017
I would suggest, Mr. Chairman, one of the things we need to do is to insist that we actually have--if a near-Earth object is spotted coming to the Earth, could kill millions of people, if not even worse--that we should demand someone, whether it's NASA or whoever, to actually have a system where you say punch the red button, it's time to go on this particular emergency.
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

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Rohrabacher emphasizes the need for an emergency response system for near-Earth objects.

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