Politics & Government

Schiff Questions NASA Cuts, Effect on JPL (Video)

The office of Rep. Adam Schiff released video of the Congressman's statements in Thursday's hearing of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and colleagues on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies questioned NASA Administrator Charles Bolden about proposed cuts to the planetary sciences program. During the hearing, Rep. Schiff and other Members took strong issue with Bolden over the Obama Administration’s proposal which would eliminate funding for a pair of missions to Mars. The budget proposal would eliminate $309 million for planetary science, much of which is done at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). After the hearing, Schiff issued the following statement:


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