Bill Nelson actually said...

"If this thing is not stopped, we are looking at a major economic and environmental disaster affecting our State and the rest of the Gulf and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States."

"this committee not only has the obligation to boost tourism, but it has the obligation to make sure that our national parks... are available to the future generations for their enjoyment."

"the national parks are certainly one of those attractions."

"to abandon Ares I as a baseline vehicle for an alternative, without demonstrated capability nor proven superiority, or even equivalence, is unwise and probably not cost-effective."