09/15/2009
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"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."
"I continue to believe that the space program represents one of the best uses of taxpayer's dollars."
"I clearly support the vision of eventually passing to them the responsibility of going to and from LEO."