Richard Shelby actually said...

"This budget could have been an opportunity, I believe, for NASA to boldly support human exploration after years of budget requests, in which I believe it was short changed."

"Is it even possible to operate as you know it the space station without the Russian segments should we choose to operate the station on our own?"

"Instead, NASA's budget cuts funding to Orion and the Space Launch System, or SLS, limit our reach in human exploration."

"It is my understanding that in the Commercial Crew Program, NASA initially decided to spread, General, the limited funding resources across five companies."