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Summer Lee: “We need bold leadership, and I am grateful that this bold leadership, the same kind that President Kennedy announced…”

On the recordJuly 7, 2009
We need bold leadership, and I am grateful that this bold leadership, the same kind that President Kennedy announced some almost 50 years ago.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Sheila Jackson Lee emphasizes the need for bold leadership in NASA, referencing President Kennedy.

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