Breitbart: TED CRUZ: WE NEED MORE SPACE EXPLORATION
"We should once again lead the way for the world in space exploration," Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said during his announcement of being named chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Space, and Competitiveness. This committee has direct oversight of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
"In 1962, President John F. Kennedy laid down a marker for space exploration that inspired a generation of Americans to reach for the stars, recognizing that the race to the heavens was nothing less than a crucial front in the battle between freedom and tyranny," Sen. Cruz said in a press statement obtained by Breitbart Texas.
"More than 50 years later, we have lost sight of that clarion call," Cruz explained. "Russia's status as the current gatekeeper of the International Space Station could threaten our capability to explore and learn, stunting our capacity to reach new heights and share innovations with free people everywhere."
"The United States should work alongside our international partners, but not be dependent on them," he stated.
