Bill Nelson actually said...

"In last year's authorization bill, there was guidance to NASA about COTS-D Space Act agreements to develop a U.S. commercial alternative to Soyuz."

"Will you notify us immediately if your assessment of probability changes?"

"It is extraordinary that you can take humans and machines and put them together and make them do wondrous things."

"We had a unique opportunity... to craft a COTS-D plan that would have funded the program at the level that the folks needed."