Richard Shelby actually said...

"I will work with you and Senator Mikulski. Senator Mikulski and I have worked together for NASA, working to make sure, to the best of our ability, that NASA is well-funded."

"And we hope that things work out between us and Russia and the rest of the world, but if Russia were to cut ties with the U.S. or we were to cut ties with them, and they would no longer be able to pro..."

"We hope we won't get that far."

"But it is very important that we keep funding SLS at a confidence level, a level that they can finish their job, on time and on budget."