Bill Nelson actually said...

"Ending Constellation will devastate an industrial base critical to our national security."

"Despite what I believe is the compelling logic suggesting we reconsider the decision to terminate the space shuttle at the end of the current manifest, the administration has chosen to hide behind the..."

"How can anyone believe it makes sense to follow this plan for purely budgetary reasons--when we have just spent close to a trillion dollars on short-term relief?"

"The Bush administration failed to request a single dime of funding to reimburse NASA for the cost of re-certifying the shuttle program for its return to flight after Columbia."