Arkansas Congressman Agsinst Bush`s Mars Exploration Plan
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Representative Marion Berry issued a statement
today saying that the Bush administration`s request for one billion dollars to fund a base on the moon is ill-timed.
Berry said he doesn`t question the mission`s ambition, but that
right now it`s more important to take care of a seven and a half billion dollar shortfall in public school funding.
Berry said the most significant contribution to the space
program would be well-educated future astronauts. He said as of
right now, American children`s math and science skills lag behind
other countries.
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