John Kerry has a generally supportive view of NASA�as long as he doesn't have to get nailed down to specifics. This is not to say that he would not
support the agency overall�indeed he has indicated that he would. But when it comes to the International Space Station, his voting record speaks
resoundingly clearly:
In 1991, Kerry Voted To "Reduce Funding For The Space Station From $2 Billion To $100 Million," And Transfer Funds To Other Programs. (H.R. 2519,
Congressional Quarterly Vote #132: Rejected 35-64: R 3-40; D 32-24, July 17, 1991, Kerry Voted Yea)
In 1992, Kerry Voted To Terminate Space Station "Freedom" Project. (H.R. 5679, Congressional Quarterly Vote #194: Rejected 34-63: R 4-39; D 30-24,
September 9, 1992, Kerry Voted Yea)
In 1993, Kerry Voted "To Terminate The Space Station Program." (H.R. 2491, Congressional Quarterly Vote #272: Motion Agreed To 59-40: R 36-8; D
23-32, September 21, 1993, Kerry Voted Nay)
In 1993, Kerry Voted To Terminate Space Station Program And Divert Funds To Tax Cuts. (H.R. 3167, Congressional Quarterly Vote #335: Motion rejected
36-61: R 10-32; D 26-29, October 27, 1993, Kerry Voted Yea)
In 1994, Kerry Voted To Cut $1.9 Billion From Space Station Program, Thus Terminating It. (H.R. 4624, Congressional Quarterly Vote #253: Rejected
36-64: R 6-38; D 30-26, August 3, 1994, Kerry Voted Yea)
In 1995, Kerry Voted To Reduce NASA Funding By $400 Million. (H.R. 889, Congressional Quarterly Vote #105: Motion Agreed To 64-35: R 43-11; D 21-24,
March 16, 1995, Kerry Voted Nay)
In 1995, Kerry Voted To Cut $1.8 Billion From NASA's Human Space Flight Program. (H.R. 2099, Congressional Quarterly Vote #463: Motion Rejected
35-64: R 12-41; D 23-23, September 26, 1995, Kerry Voted Yea)
In 1996, Kerry Voted To Cut $1.6 Billion From NASA's Human Space Flight Program And Terminate Space Station Program. (H.R. 3666, Congressional
Quarterly Vote #267: Motion Agreed To 61-36: R 38-12; D 23-24, September 4, 1996, Kerry Voted Nay)
Given this rather blunt rejection of human space flight and a permanent human presence in space, one has to wonder: if Kerry is this strongly against
the International Space Station, a multi-year, multi-billion dollar international program several hundred miles overhead, whether he'd be any more
interested in a similarly large, long-term project that sent humans to the Moon or Mars.
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ONE more reason why I am against Kerry