Richard Shelby actually said...

"However, NASA continues to blame Congress for lack of resources, when it was NASA that chose to spend nearly $2 billion on a competition."

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

"This budget could have been an opportunity, I believe, for NASA to boldly support human exploration after years of budget requests, in which I believe it was short changed."

"It is incumbent upon this subcommittee, as Senator Mikulski has said many times, that we are accountable to the American people and to our colleagues, and you are accountable to us."