[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
             INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1995

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                               speech of

                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 29, 1994

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 4624) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
     agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and the offices 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes:

  Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer my unequivocal support 
for the International Space Program. Our Space Program, in particular 
the space station, provides us the unique opportunity to discover the 
unknown, to pursue the unchartered, and to challenge the boundaries of 
our station in life.
  The International Space Program offers many advantages to the United 
States, particularly in the area of foreign policy. The prospective 
agreement will serve as a long-awaited collaborative effort between 
Russia and the United States, a symbol of the end of the cold war.
  It will encourage Russia to act in compliance with agreements to stop 
the proliferation of ballistic missile technology. The joint space 
station will serve the multifaceted purpose of keeping Russian 
aerospace workers employed in nonthreatening activities.
  The space station will provide America with a steady job base and 
improved technologies. Space exploration has contributed to scientific 
breakthroughs in microelectronics, ceramics, computers, optics, 
environmental sciences, and medical technology, as well as many other 
advances. It allows our best and brightest scientists to stretch beyond 
their physical and mental limits in researching and developing our 
tools of tomorrow.
  Continued support for the space station will maintain progress for 
greater access to international technology, and improve the quality of 
life for all Americans and for all people around the world.

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