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Washington, DC – Houston Mayor Annise Parker (D), and Reps. Gene Green (D), Pete Olson (R), Sheila Jackson Lee (D), Kevin Brady (R), John Culberson (R), Al Green (D), Michael McCaul (R), and Ted Poe (R) today joined together in a bipartisan effort to express unified support for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Constellation program.

“I applaud Senator DeMint for his efforts. It’s unfortunate that Senate Democrats could not muster the political courage to join in stopping business as usual in Washington and commit to Americans that they will stop spending their money on wasteful special interest pork projects.”

Rep. McCaul stopped requesting earmarks at the beginning of 2008 until the system is 100% transparent as to the sponsor and recipient and until each earmark is subject to an up or down vote on the House floor.