Bill Nelson actually said...

"the average American thinks that the space program is over because they have attached the visible evidences of the space program naturally to the Space Shuttle."

"when Apollo was developed, other than the goal of getting to the Moon and back, it was also then utilized for other things, a thaw in the Cold War."

"thank you very much, Senator Nelson, for inviting here because this is a spectacular result that we have a successful landing of Curiosity on the surface of Mars."

"Thank you for the opportunity to address the Committee today, and I look forward to any questions you have."