Richard Shelby actually said...

"The simple fact, I believe, is this: that the administration prioritized funding elsewhere in the Government's budget."

"We all want to get rid of them, but we have to be measured in how we do it."

"These cuts, if enacted, would erode ongoing science missions, jeopardize core operations, and delay exploration launches."

"In the area of getting into non-discretionary funding, nearly 5 percent of NASA's budget proposal is comprised of funding gimmicks, I believe, which are contingent upon tax increases and other legisla..."