Bruce F. Vento: “I crossed that out and said no, it is a fight between the ordinary Joe and the NASA labyrinth. It is not a blame game in…”

“I crossed that out and said no, it is a fight between the ordinary Joe and the NASA labyrinth. It is not a blame game in terms of whose fault it is, it is a phenomenon of the social and economic casualties that are occurring in our society. This problem did not exist in the early 1970's, and it does exist today. We need to address it. They may have run away and they may not care about themselves, but I think as a society and as the values that we hold as a people, we care very deeply about people who are in such a state of despair, who are ill and have these problems. We really cannot accept that. I cannot accept that as a person, as a policymaker representing my district, and I am sure it is the case for many of us. This particular measure we are talking about here helps the poorest of the poor. If we do not have the money, I think the proper priorities really do fall in this direction. I am no fan of the space station.”