03/11/2009
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"I believe we must continue to work to take advantage of the innovations being achieved by private-sector entrepreneurs to lead us into the future of spaceflight."
"Southern California and California as a whole has a long history in aerospace and continues to be a leader in this field."
"This project is unpopular in California and Governor Newsom has stated that there simply isn't a path to get from Sacramento to San Diego let alone from San Francisco to Los Angeles."
"We must preserve our local economy by lowering taxes, not raising them. And we must not continue throwing tax dollars into a high-speed money pit."