[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 67 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H3586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    STOP THE WEAPONIZATION OF SPACE

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, the administration, through senior Air 
Force officials, wants the U.S. to achieve military supremacy in outer 
space. Dominating all earth from outer space will have an out-of-world 
price tag, perhaps more than $1 trillion.
  A question: Why reach for the stars with guns in our hands? Are there 
weapons of mass destruction on Mars?
  Yesterday 28 Members of Congress signed on to H.R. 2420, a bill to 
stop the weaponization of space, urging the President to sign an 
international treaty to ban such weapons. If we work together towards 
creating peace on earth, we would not bring war to the high heavens.
  While some fantasize about being ``masters of the universe,'' there 
are 45 million Americans without health insurance. Corporations are 
reneging on pension obligations. Social Security is under attack. We 
are headed towards a $400 billion annual budget deficit, a $600 billion 
trade deficit, an $8 trillion national debt. The cost of the war in 
Iraq is over $200 billion. While we build new bases in Iraq, we close 
them in the United States.
  Earth to Washington, D.C. Earth to Washington, D.C. D.C., call home.

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