07/19/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"Our decision is that it is more profitable for us to go to the South Pole of the Moon, because we think that is where the water is."
"Look what happened when we spent the money on the Apollo program. Two generations of technology development came out of it."
"Today we find ourselves in yet another space race, this time with China."
"Funding NASA is critical to getting back to the moon, advancing our scientific understanding, and driving innovation."