Bill Nelson actually said...

The space assets have changed the way we defend this nation.

America's commitment to peacefully explore and utilize space for the benefit of our citizens and people around the world is so vital to our ...

Thus, the predicted cost to develop a Falcon 9, if done by NASA, would have been between $1.7 billion and $4.0 billion.

And the authorization--just to build on your comments, the authorization bill requires NASA to look for these types of efficiencies...