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Mazie Hirono: “You mentioned Ms. Edwards and about exploration and about meteorologists. Well, the astronaut program, that's a Federal…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2011
You mentioned Ms. Edwards and about exploration and about meteorologists. Well, the astronaut program, that's a Federal program. We had a wonderful astronaut from Hawaii, Ellison Onizuka, who tragically lost his life in the Challenger disaster. This is part of what we need to do to educate all of us and the young people and our students. In fact, I was visited by a group of students in my district yesterday. They were here with the Close Up program, and were here to learn about the Federal Government and what keeps the Federal Government going. It's not just us. It's all those 4.6 million people out there who are helping.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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govinfo.gov
Mar 10, 2011

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Hirono discusses the importance of education and the role of federal programs, highlighting the legacy of astronaut Ellison Onizuka.

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