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Leon Panetta: We do think there's value here, but this needed a major restructuring, and there is statutory language that would need…

On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
We do think there's value here, but this needed a major restructuring, and there is statutory language that would need to be adjusted for us to change course, and that's what we have proposed.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Discussing the need for restructuring in U.S. space program capabilities.

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