Read the following claim: The government should establish a settlement on the moon. Which of the following supporting details provides the most relevant and credible evidence for the claim?
A. A recent poll of voting-age Americans found that only 40 percent of those surveyed were in favor of funding programs that duplicated previous achievements, such as the moon landing.
B. The new reality show The Next American Astronaut has been a surprise hit with viewers, achieving some of the highest scores ShowMeter has ever recorded for a network debut.
C. According to NASA's head of operations, Dr. Gilbert Tang, without an active moon base as a staging point, any deeper ventures into space will be difficult, if not impossible.
D. Senator Hilda Bott, chairperson of the budget committee, points out that funding any "unnecessary science programs" instead of education and defense initiatives "is a grave mistake.