Richard Shelby actually said...

"pleased with the steady progress of U.S. commercial providers in developing domestic cargo and crew transportation services."

"Well, you've got a lot in it, and it's finished. And I'd hope you would do that soon, because to activate it, it costs hardly anything, compared to what it cost to build."

"Well, I want to go to another question. People make mistakes and pay for it, I guess."

"Also, you're aware that the community there, near Redstone, Huntsville, has the highest per capita Ph.D. communities in science and engineering."