Gordon Responds To "Nobel Prize" Letter; Says Loan Guarantee Language is Dead Because of CBO Assumptions
Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:37
Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, has responded to the signers of the "Nobel Prize winners" letter that sought changes in the House version of the NASA authorization bill. The letter, dated September 3, explains and defends the position taken by the committee and reveals that the committee will delete provisions it included to establish a loan guarantee program for the development of "commercial crew."
UPDATE AND CORRECTION: Events of Interest: Week of September 7-10, 2010
UPDATE AND CORRECTION: An astute reader pointed out (thanks!) that it is, in fact, September now, not August, so the title has been corrected. The information on the NRC planetary decadal meeting has been updated.
Welcome back from the Labor Day holiday! The following events may be of interest this week. For more information see our calendar on the right menu or click the links below. Congress will return next week.
We have updated our fact sheet on NASA's FY2011 budget request and expanded it to include the projections for FY2012-2013 that were included in the President's budget request and are considered in the House and Senate NASA authorization bills. There are five tables in all that we hope you find useful. We'll update them as action proceeds. The fact sheet can be located on our left menu under Our Fact Sheets and Reports or simply by clicking here.
Pressure Builds for House Committee To Change NASA Authorization Bill
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 09:53
Fourteen Nobel Prize winners plus former NASA officials, former astronauts and others sent a letter to House Science and Technology Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) urging him to reconsider the provisions of the NASA authorization bill (H.R. 5781) reported by his committee. The bill has not yet been voted upon by the House.
President Obama will announce reforms to the U.S. export control system today according to a fact sheet released by the White House. The reforms are "a major step forward in the Administration's efforts to fundamentally reform the export control system" and "will help strengthen our national security" according to the release.
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