Brian Babin actually said...

If done poorly, public-private partnerships could end up simply as corporate welfare.

Space exploration will require collaboration with the private sector, just as it did 50 years ago, when Apollo 11 first landed on the Moon.

To paraphrase a former Secretary of the Treasury, and Director of the National Economic Council, 'the government is a poor venture capitalis...

If done correctly, NASA can leverage private sector investments to enable national exploration goals.