Bill Nelson actually said...

"Mr. Gass, what would happen if the Congress decided, since the Congress controls the purse strings, that we wanted to take the $6 billion projected by the President over the next 5 years, and use that..."

"How can we, the taxpayers, be guaranteed that the seats are going to be purchased at a fair market price?"

"I have yet to see any convincing evidence that this proposal is viable, or that it will lead to anything other than the ruin of our proud space program."

"Our children are our most precious assets. We say it over and over again; we want to do everything we can to protect them."