[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1025-1026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE NASA'S GOALS

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, space program supporters often 
compete among themselves for programs and funding. I want to do my part 
to bring everyone together to work towards a common goal, and I 
recently had an opportunity to visit NASA's Johnson Space Center in 
Houston.
  My district includes Kennedy Space Center, which is a traditional 
rival for

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funding with the Johnson Space Center. But I went to Texas to build 
bridges between our great States, and I want you to know that the 
people in Houston were very cooperative and great to work with.
  I want to thank the Clear Lake Area Economic Development Foundation, 
Boeing Corporation, GB Tech, United Space Alliance, Lockheed Martin and 
Barrios Technology for giving me an overview of the local aerospace 
industry; and I want to especially thank Johnson Space Center Director 
George Abbey for his hospitality during our trip.
  Our human space flight program is the crown jewel of our Nation's 
space exploration and development efforts; and I am confident that, 
working together, key States such as Texas, Florida, Alabama, 
California, as well as Nevada and Washington, can help build the 
political support for a stronger space program.

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