The cancellation created its own controversy, with Congressman Ralph Hall (D-TX) taking NASA to task in an open letter.
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Congressional vice chairs also include Representatives Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Burgess (R–TX), Ralph Hall (R– TX), Steve Israel (D–NY), Edward J. Markey (D–MA), and Paul Tonko (D–NY).
Republican legislators like Chuck Grassley, Ralph Hall and Darrell Issa have expressed concerns that he would receive special treatment to develop LightSquared over the United States Military's Global Positioning System.
In his closing months of service he surpassed Robert L. Doughton as the oldest person ever to serve in the House (Yates was surpassed in this record by Ralph Hall (R-Texas) in 2012).