On the recordApril 24, 1997
Skepticism is a healthy expression in a democracy, but skepticism should never permit us to stop reaching upward in establishing new frontiers. In the words of the poet, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp or what is a heaven for?" We should not let skepticism blind the American willingness and ability to envision a better future. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, "Without vision, a people perish." We, in this Congress, are called upon to see the health care benefits, to see the medical technology benefits, to see the industrial technology benefits which comes from the space program. We are called to join with those visionaries who have given this country the ability to adapt to an undreamed of future. America's destiny is to keep reaching onward and upward.
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