Richard Shelby actually said...

"But NASA for years has been on the cutting edge and has to maintain a cutting edge of science, and we all benefit from that."

"The biggest threat to me is uncertainty."

"Is NASA experiencing any pressure from the commercial crew providers to loosen contract requirements to enable flying to the Space Station sooner?"

"The original commercial crew program contract stipulated certification for crew launches by 2017, but the reality is that the anticipated certification will now be in 2019, a slip."