Jeff Brooks, Director of the Committee for the Advocacy of Space Exploration, was invited by the Nick Lampson for Congress campaign to address the crowd at the grand opening of the campaign's headquarters in Clear Lake, TX, not far from the Johnson Space Center. To a packed room of campaign volunteers and friends, Jeff told them that the Committee had endorsed Congressman Lampson for reelection, which lead to loud and sustained applause.
Jeff reminded the crowd that it was only the visionary leadership of Thomas Jefferson that lead to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Similarly, it was the visionary leadership of John F. Kennedy that lead to the Apollo program. In our own time, we need strong and visionary leadership in Congress to ensure that the space program is not sidetracked or neglected, especially in this time of severe budget pressures.
Congressman Nick Lampson represents that kind of leadership and it is critical for the future of the space program that he win reelection.
