Richard Shelby actually said...

"The bottom line is you need more money; is that right?"

"I think Senator Mikulski knew it. She knew what the potential was or she would not have pushed so long and so hard and successfully, and we should all be grateful."

"In the detailed portion of the 2016 budget for SLS, NASA only proposes development funds, as I understand it, through 2018 for an upper stage engine with no funding beyond that date."

"we simply cannot afford such an increase in spending while operating under our current budget constraints."