03/06/2012
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"We simply must do right by the men and women who have made this space program great."
"I continue to believe that the space program represents one of the best uses of taxpayer's dollars."
"our program seeks to enable the capabilities we will need for astronauts to meaningfully explore the Moon, asteroids, and eventually Mars."
"We have to have a goal, as Senators Nelson and Senator Vitter said, we have to have a target, we have to have a plan."