Barney Frank: “I have to say to my friend, I would be impressed if they would come forward and say, yes, we think, as the gentleman…”

“I have to say to my friend, I would be impressed if they would come forward and say, yes, we think, as the gentleman from Florida said, we should be able to go to Mars. But to argue that because an amendment which says no money can be used for a manned space mission to Mars, that that means you can't use it for the Moon or anything else simply isn't the English language. The fact is the amendment is very narrowly drawn. It says you cannot use the money for manned space to Mars or for another purpose.”