Richard Shelby actually said...

"If the commercial route is truly the route that you are headed; wouldn't it be cheaper and wiser to just use a Dragon capsule for this purpose?"

"It seems to me this is a clear violation of the law that says no money will be used--no funds will be used in any way to change or modify the program for fiscal 2010."

"This request, I believe, abandons our Nation's only chance to remain the leader in space and instead chooses to set up a welfare program for the commercial space industry."

"I fail to see how this escape pod will lessen our reliance on other nations for our access to space."