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HISTORY oi 1111 minimum I ON SCIENCI AND TECHNOLOGY 



Representative Robert K. Dornan (Republican of California), a pilot and aviation en- 

 thusiast, confers with John Allen of McDonnell Douglas Corp. 



A spirited argument broke out over the amendment by Representa- 

 tive Ted Weiss (Democrat of New York) to strike out of the NASA 

 bill $22.5 million for supersonic research. Dornan mentioned that 

 Harkin, Lloyd, and Goldwater, as well as himself, had flown super- 

 sonic. He added: 



I flew the SST last year at the instigation ol the distinguished prior chairman of 

 the Committee on Science and Technology, the unique and visionary gentleman from 

 Texas, the unforgettable Olin Teague. He said he thought it was necessary that as 

 many Members as possible should avail themselves of the opportunity to feel the 

 future, particularly if we would pay for it ourselves, as I did. 



That supersonic flight for me in January of 1978 was an amazing experience. 

 Mach 2 for over 3)2 hours of sustained flight only 75 years after the Wright Brothers 

 at Kitty Hawk. 



Mr. Chairman, anybody voting against U.S. SST research is simply holding back 

 the future. 



The Weiss amendment was defeated, 246-137, and the House went 

 on to pass the NASA bill containing the aeronautical R. & D. pro- 

 visions. 



The FAA R. & D. authorization in 1979 once again ran into a snag 

 as the Senate declined to go along with the House in voting an annual 



