Richard Shelby actually said...

"Senator Mikulski and I have worked together for NASA, working to make sure, to the best of our ability, that NASA is well-funded."

"We are committed to being able to carry their crew and ours to the International Space Station on American spacecraft by 2017."

"So you wouldn't know whether this order would impact NASA's ability to pay Russia for rides to the space station?"

"But it is very important that we keep funding SLS at a confidence level, a level that they can finish their job, on time and on budget."