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she espoused. Teague, presiding over the hearing, who was ordinarily 

 the toughest-talking and bluntest member of the committee, ended 

 the confrontation on a note as soft as he had opened it: 



Mrs \bzug, thank you for your testimony. I think I have a point we can all 

 agree on, that it would be great to he a Member of Congress, if we just knew the 

 right answ ers, 



COM M ITT I I SUPPORT IN 1972 DEBATE 



Although the committee report strongly endorsed the Shuttle 

 once again in 1972, Congressmen Fuqua and Frey rounded up eleven 

 additional committee members to sign "Additional Views" containing 

 even stronger support. The "Additional Views" labelled the Shuttle 

 a "national necessity", and were signed by eight Republicans (Frey, 

 Bell, Pelly, Wydler, Price, Esch, Coughlin and Camp) and five Demo- 

 crats (Fuqua, Davis, Cabell, Hanna and Flowers). 



Committee members inspect progress on Space Shuttle at Marshall Space Flight Center. 

 From left, Representatives Olin E. league (Democrat of Texas), Walter Flowers (Democrat 

 of Alabama) and Don Fuqua (Democrat of Florida). 



The committee recommended $200 million for NASA in 1972 to 

 develop the Shuttle precisely the amount NASA had requested from 

 the Office of Management and Budget and the same amount budgeted 

 by the President. Mosher, taking the tloor for the first time as the 

 ranking Republican on the committee, recalled the tight that he and 



