Richard Shelby actually said...

The Congress explicitly provided $400 million to the exploration program in 2009 economic stimulus bill to close the gap between the Shuttle...

A fictional space program will always be faster, better, and cheaper than a real space program, but it won't be one.

It's my understanding that section 505 of the omnibus clearly prohibits funding for new activities.

I would have trouble supporting a budget that is poised to eliminate a real manned space program and instead maintains the fantasy of one.