Bill Nelson actually said...

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.

Understand that this isn't all like we are pouring money down a rathole. Look what it is doing for our country.

Today we find ourselves in yet another space race, this time with China.