House Budget Hearing
House Committee on Science and Technology Examines FY09 NASA Budget
“Dr. Griffin and his team are dedicated and hardworking and represent some of the “best and brightest” in the nation. Yet I am afraid that this budget and the vision for NASA that it represents fails them in several important ways:
It fails to fully exploit and nurture the impressive capabilities NASA has, and it fails to position NASA for a sustained and productive future. Instead I’m afraid that the Administration’s budget and vision for NASA simply set the agency up for increased problems down the road.
And most fundamentally, I have to ask whether it is credible to believe that we will be able to successfully carry out the human lunar program proposed by the Administration–while still maintaining a balanced NASA portfolio overall–if the NASA budgetary outlook doesn’t improve. If it isn’t credible, then we will need to determine whether there are any changes to be made that will still keep us moving forward in a balanced manner under the funding likely to be available to NASA.”
Statement of Michael D. Griffin FY 2009 Budget Hearing 13 February 2008 (What Griffin actually read from)
Statement of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin 13 February 2008 (What Code L posted)
House Science and Technology Committee Evaluates FY09 NASA Budget Release
Opening Statement By Chairman Bart Gordon
Opening Statement By Chairman Mark Udall
