02/03/2009
https://congress.gov...
"By proposing a cut of more than $300 million the Administration not only threatens the most successful exploration program in NASA history, it also imperils what is certainly the world's most speciali..."
"Cannibalizing the Mars program which has gotten closer and closer to unlocking the secrets of Mars with each mission is a huge step backwards for NASA."
"This is about America's leadership in planetary science. We are the undisputed world leader."
"ESA is going forward and they are going to Russia, and probably China, and asking them to step in where American has stepped away from its leadership role. And I think that is deeply tragic."