"This is a watershed moment for planetary defense and all of humanity."
"NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet."
"All of us have a responsibility to protect our home planet. After all, it's the only one we have."
"In the parlance of the South, this dog doesn't hunt."
"When we find those, by the way, not only looking for life, we start to understand their development, and we better understand who we are, why we are here, how we got here, and all of this evolution of..."
"It is critical that NASA remain focused on its core mission."
"Our decision is that it is more profitable for us to go to the South Pole of the Moon, because we think that is where the water is."
"Look what happened when we spent the money on the Apollo program. Two generations of technology development came out of it."
"Today we find ourselves in yet another space race, this time with China."
"Understand that this isn't all like we are pouring money down a rathole. Look what it is doing for our country."
"Funding NASA is critical to getting back to the moon, advancing our scientific understanding, and driving innovation."