Every American should listen to this! Astrophysicist and space exploration advocate Neil deGrasse Tyson spoke on March 7, 2012 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Before Dr. Tyson spoke, NASA administrator Charles Bolden testified to this committee. You can watch that testimony at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeQLIF.... The event was webcast live and is in the public domain. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium. www.awkwordpapercut.com - For educational purposes