05/20/2014
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"there is a great deal at stake here, and it's not only for our employees in our respective states, but it clearly is for this Nation being the leader in technology through its space exploration progra..."
"space is a nonpartisan issue, and we always run this committee in a bipartisan way."
"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."
"our program seeks to enable the capabilities we will need for astronauts to meaningfully explore the Moon, asteroids, and eventually Mars."