Dianne Feinstein actually said...

"I believe that this is an appropriate role for NASA, and I share the Presidents belief that these changes will also create jobs and benefit the domestic U.S. space industry as a whole."

"Safety is and always will be NASA's first core value."

"So--and I am extrapolating here, and please disabuse me of the notion if it's incorrect--you are essentially saying that this new system offers a much better umbrella of protection."

"I'm afraid, may be degraded."