Bill Nelson actually said...

"So we're going to Mars, and the rockets and the engines and the spacecraft that are the building blocks of that mission are now being assembled and getting ready to test."

"All of this goes back to when my colleague from Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison and I had the opportunity of bringing in for a landing, the new direction of NASA in the 2010 NASA Authorization."

"We are going to Mars, and the rockets and engines and spacecraft that are the building blocks of that mission are being assembled and tested right now!"

"And so this committee, which has always worked in a bipartisan manner and is committed to continuing the tradition that we work together as we advance and pass another NASA reauthorization."