Richard Shelby actually said...

"We need to figure out how to prevent it, don't we?"

"When budgets are constrained, we need, I believe, out-of-the-box ideas to answer some of the big research questions."

"Did you do some work as to how much money that would raise?"

"With this budget proposal, we have a significant challenge ahead of us but I believe that with some direction and greater accountability, NASA's endeavors can be successful."