Richard Shelby actually said...

You have consistently challenged NASA to be better, and because of your leadership, NASA has better served America's drive for exploring spa...

the discretionary budget request proposes, which I mentioned in my opening statement, to cut SLS by $770 million, and Orion by $217 million.

The simple fact, I believe, is this: that the administration prioritized funding elsewhere in the Government's budget.

I find it disturbing that NASA's true priorities are not better reflected in an honest budget.