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Chris Van Hollen: I, too, remember the Voyager spacecraft and also the Apollo program and Moon launch. Great examples of things that…

On the recordApril 14, 2011
I, too, remember the Voyager spacecraft and also the Apollo program and Moon launch. Great examples of things that individuals and corporations can't do by themselves, things that we have to do by coming together as a people behind a purpose. The Republican budget, if you look at the long-term forecast provided by CBO, essentially says when you project out here, given the assumptions they were given, you eliminate all of the Federal Government except defense--and even defense is at a smaller share of GDP when you get out there than it is today. That is the kind of result that you get.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Apr 14, 2011

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