Statement by Congressman Michael McCaul regarding NASA's budget

"The proposal to cancel the Constellation program has much broader implications than the planned return to the moon. Eliminating this vision for America’s manned space program will put us even further behind in our plans to replace the Space Shuttle at a time when other nations are already challenging our preeminence in space.

"Killing the Constellation program now would waste the billions of dollars we have already invested and leave American astronauts dependent on the Russian space program form transportation to and from the International Space Station. Since NASA was created in 1958, every President has understood the contributions our manned space program has made to technological advances that have changed our world. Congress must act to ensure that NASA has the proper vision and resources it needs to carry out its mission and maintain American leadership in manned space exploration."