Tom Feeney: “this amendment is a sense of the Congress provision stating the U.S.…”

On the recordJune 12, 2008

this amendment is a sense of the Congress provision stating the U.S. should seek to obtain commitments for cooperation from other nations in the search for near-Earth objects. Mr. Rohrabacher has been an ardent advocate in our committee for the potential threat posed by asteroids and comets having orbits that bring them close to Earth and the devastation they could create should one of them impact us. In fact, the testimony was that some 99 percent of the resources today globally to prepare for this eventuality are American tax dollars. It seems seeking cooperation on behalf of all humankind only makes sense. Our committee held a highly informative set of hearings on near-Earth objects late last fall. It is clear to me that the entire world community needs to be much more vigilant in finding, tracking and characterizing near-Earth objects and developing deflection capabilities and technologies. I urge support for this amendment.

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Tom Feeney

Republican · Florida

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Discussing the need for international cooperation on tracking and deflecting near-Earth objects.

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Tom Feeney: “this amendment is a sense of the Congress provision stating the U.S. should seek to obtain commitments for cooperation…”

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