Bill Nelson: “We have these state actors that are trying to do us in, Russia, China, North Korea, Iran.”

It is critical that NASA remain focused on its core mission.

NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet.

When we find those, by the way, not only looking for life, we start to understand their development, and we better understand who we are, why we are here, how we got here, and all of this evolution of the cosmos.

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