10/08/2015
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"The proposed $474 million cut to earth sciences for Fiscal Year 2019 is deeply concerning when NASA's earth science data played a key role in informing our response to a number of natural disasters th..."
"This amendment represents a good-faith effort to incorporate constructive feedback received from stakeholders after the introduction of the bill."
"Human exploration of Mars is a very important--it is the big--the big goal, the ultimate goal is to get to Mars by 2033, if not sooner."
"President Obama cancelled Constellation in its next budget request, redirected even more money to Earth Science to support its radical political agenda."