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Congressional Calls To Halt Planetary Cuts

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
April 19, 2013
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Rep. Schiff and Senator Feinstein Call on NASA to Not Gut Planetary Science
“Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) sent a letter to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Charles Bolden calling on him to keep any operating plan for the fiscal year consistent with the funding levels and allocations directed to it by Congress earlier this year. There have been reports that the FY 2013 NASA Operating Plan will slash funding from the Planetary Science programs. Schiff and Feinstein were joined by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representative John Culberson (R-TX) in sending the letter today.”

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5 responses to “Congressional Calls To Halt Planetary Cuts”

  1. Geoffrey Landis says:
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    So, they  want NASA to spend according to a budget that was not cut, despite cutting the budget.
    I have a suggestion for Representative Schiff and Senator Feinstein: why don’t you work on doing your job of passing a budget with adequate funding for NASA to do these activities, rather than continuing to kick the problem down the road with years with no actual budget passed at all, continuing resolutions, and sequesters.

    • kcowing says:
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      Stop being logical.

    • Steve Whitfield says:
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      These Senators seems to have a weakness with basic arithmetic.  They need to to — oh, wait; that comes under STEM, which has already been cut.  Never mind.

  2. dogstar29 says:
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    I agree. Anyone who wants NASA to spend tax dollars needs to be willing to go to the public and persuade them that paying more in taxes to support NASA is a good investment. 

    • Richard H. Shores says:
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      The only problem is the argument…promoting spinoffs and science is not going to get it done. That argument has gone on since the Apollo days. The public could care less about it. If the message was how many jobs would be created, that would get people’s attention.