Hidden under the headlines dominated by the health care debate in Congress, a line has been drawn in the sand by several Senators who hope to block second portions of President Obama's spending and budgetary plans.
Foremost among these is his plan to cease NASA spaceflight operations and outsource payload transportation to private firms.
According to Andy Pasztor, writing for The Wall Street Journal, representatives from "space states" are vowing to block this plan and keep precious funding flowing to their constituents. The primary opposition is coming from Florida and Alabama, but Texas has been thrown in the mix too. As was the case when President Obama took on the F-22 fighter program, everyone with their hand already in the cookie jar is out to prove that their funding is absolutely essential to the nation.
Pasztor writes that many regard the Obama space budget to be a "radical" departure from established American precedents. To many, this opens the door to dominance by Russia, China, Japan and the European Union.
rest at http://www.economyincrisis.org/content/senators-fighting-nasa-outsourcing
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