John Culberson: “The Democrat Congress and this President have presided over the biggest spending increases in American history, created…”

“The Democrat Congress and this President have presided over the biggest spending increases in American history, created more debt than any Congress in the history of the United States, and passed unprecedented tax increases, so it's not credible to claim they're cutting taxes. And there's near unanimous opposition in this Congress to the President's proposal to cancel America's manned space program. What the President's proposing would be like privatizing the United States Navy. Imagine if America had to call up a private contractor and ask if we could rent the aircraft carrier Harry Truman to go to the Red Sea for a week. That's what the President's proposing on the manned space program. That's why there's unanimous opposition. And, Mr. Speaker, 27 astronauts and NASA leaders have joined together in a magnificent letter they published in the Orlando Sentinel on Sunday, that strongly urges the Congress to drop this misguided proposal that forces NASA out of human space operations for the foreseeable future. They said, Canceling NASA's human space operations, after 50 years of unparalleled achievement, makes America mediocre and will eliminate our leadership in space.”