Richard Shelby actually said...

"I am doing so because it is the right thing, I believe, for this Nation to not abandon all of the investments made in the Constellation program."

"this decision is purely budgetary, and not one... a matter of safety."

"no one in the White House or so far a majority in the Congress, is willing to step up to the plate."

"the major Achilles Heel of the President's plan."