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I'm John Batchel.

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas heads the Commerce Committee and the United States Senate now considering the big beautiful bill, the budget bill for the President of the United States.

Ted Cruz has strong opinions about space, about lower Earth orbit, about the moon, about rockets,

and about what's going to get funded.

Bob Zimmerman joins behind the black because Bob has strong opinions about Ted Cruz's

strong opinions. Bob, why Ted Cruz, why Texas? Why are they always getting involved in this?

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