Richard Shelby actually said...

"This would provide--but it doesn't begin to provide enough for NASA to do all of the critical missions it has been asked to do."

"I would have trouble, Madam Chairwoman, supporting a budget that is poised to eliminate a real manned space program, and instead maintains the fantasy of one."

"We may be the leader in manned space flight today, but the eventual ramifications of this budget, as I understand it, has the potential to ensure that this lead will end, perhaps forever."

"You're still committed to Ares-V, aren't you?"