Bill Nelson actually said...

"I really want to pay tribute to both Senator Glenn... he was a learned counselor and adviser to help me really understand the breadth and depth of the American Space Program."

"Let us get that distributed to the subcommittee for our review."

"The Senate is a wonderful institution, we've actually had three astronaut Senators--John Glenn, Jake Garn, and Bill Nelson."

"It's for $18.7 billion--$1 billion above the omnibus level--and also, NASA has received $1 billion in the American recovery stimulus package."