NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

NASA AND JPL 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT -- (House of Representatives - July 12, 2005)

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Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me this time, and I rise to support this bipartisan effort to honor NASA with a 50th anniversary commemorative coin. Mr. Speaker, this is a great occasion, and I wish to thank those who have made this great occasion possible.

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Baker), chairman of the Committee on Financial Services; the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Culberson); the majority leader, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay); the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gene Green); the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney); and the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff) for their singular effort to bring this bipartisan bill to the floor.

I also wish to thank the many who work at NASA, Mr. Speaker, from the top administrator to the janitors who sweep the floor. They all play a role in making space flight possible. And of course, Mr. Speaker, I thank God for those brave astronauts who leave loved ones behind to traverse the heavens.

Mr. Speaker, while we commemorate NASA's 50 years of existence, we must acknowledge that it could not have been done without the hand of God. And if it is God's will, Mr. Speaker, it is safe to say that we have only just begun.

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