Update Manager
08-13-2008, 04:29 PM
When the Republican National Convention roars into the Twin Cities Sept. 1-4, they'll find two cities ready and eager to accommodate them as the party sets out to define its working platform. Although America's space program, which takes up less than one per cent of the federal budget, isn't traditionally a "first tier" issue for either the Republicans or the Democrats, this year John McCain will bring a robust space policy to the Republicans.
McCain brings experience in the realm of space. His website notes: "Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senator McCain played a major role in legislation to provide funding for space exploration (manned and unmanned), space science, Earth science, and aeronautics research. He also sponsored legislation to support the up and coming commercial space industry."
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McCain brings experience in the realm of space. His website notes: "Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senator McCain played a major role in legislation to provide funding for space exploration (manned and unmanned), space science, Earth science, and aeronautics research. He also sponsored legislation to support the up and coming commercial space industry."
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