Congress Differs With White House on NASA

OMB Statement of Adminstration Policy H.R. 6063 – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008

“… the Administration strongly opposes H.R. 6063 because it mandates specific Space Shuttle flights that greatly threaten NASA’s ability to retire the Shuttle in 2010, an action that is critical to implementing the President’s Vision for Space Exploration. In addition, the Administration has other serious objections to several provisions of H.R. 6063 that must be satisfactorily addressed prior to final congressional action on reauthorization legislation.”

Chairman Mollohan’s Statement on FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee Markup

“The subcommittee recommendation provides … $17.8 billion for NASA. Increases above the request for NASA are spread nearly evenly between science and aeronautics.”