I don't think NASA should be immune to the budget knife,

It's a payoff to John Glenn for his support of (President) Clinton and also the NASA budget. NASA needs the publicity and they couldn't have picked a better guy to hype the space program.

I think that Griffin's view is that this is something that NASA should do internally. I really don't know how he views culture. It's a controversial area and there are legitimate positions all over the map on it.

Reconciliation is a special budget procedure to change entitlement and tax laws. It cannot be filibustered and requires only a simple majority in the Senate to be passed. It is primarily intended for deficit and mandatory spending reduction.

I think it's unconscionable for a Senator from Massachusetts to come down here and tell the people of Florida what's right for them. It's arrogant and irresponsible.

Initially, we are allocating $6 million from our budget to the joint venture.