Tom Baker, who traveled from Maryland with three friends to see his third and final launch, laments that American astronauts must now depend on Russian capsules to reach the space station.

和三位友人一道自马里兰州前来的贝克(Tom Baker)是第三次、也是最后一次观看航天飞机发射。他为美国航天员现在必须依靠俄罗斯宇宙飞船才能到达国际空间站而惋惜。

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People like Bob Dole and Howard Baker had proposals with Tom Daschle, very similar to what is proposed here.

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The component parts of this thing are pretty similar to what Howard Baker, Bob Dole, and Tom Daschle proposed at the beginning of this debate last year.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Takes Questions at GOP House Issues Conference | The White House

Now, you may not agree with Bob Dole and Howard Baker, and, certainly you don't agree with Tom Daschle on much, but that's not a radical bunch.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Takes Questions at GOP House Issues Conference | The White House