While House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) won’t have a direct role in the confirmation of NASA administrator nominee Michael Griffin, he has given Griffin his seal of approval. In a meeting late last week on Capitol Hill, DeLay and Griffin discussed NASA legislative strategy as well as “the importance of reaching out to the public on the important work NASA is doing and the need for commercialization of space.” DeLay said he was “excited” by Griffin’s nomination, concluding that he “has the background and the passion to lead NASA in the right direction.”
