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On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
Well, I'll be honest with you, I'm afraid they're going to look at the messages of this budget, and if they want to be an astronaut, they're going to conclude, 'Forget it.' That's my concern.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter expresses concern that the budget discourages children from aspiring to be astronauts.

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