Bill Nelson actually said...

Remember, it was the House of Representatives that had whacked the President's request of $800 million down to $300 million.

Nelson recalls budget cuts affecting funding for commercial rockets.

03/06/2012

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the truth is that Iran now has a land bridge all the way to Beirut through Iraq, through Syria, on into Lebanon.

But it is my understanding that you can participate with NASA in some way to--basically the bridge is going to have to be rebuilt.

Do you think that that bridge is important to you? If it is not repaired, are any of your launch missions going to be impacted on the easter...

I just want to thank you for standing on that.