Bill Nelson actually said...

"Sequestration, this meat cleaver that is hanging over the Federal budget at the end of the year, was never intended to take effect."

"A more serious concern is that the SLS/Orion combination alone is insufficient to carry out missions to any important destinations beyond low Earth orbit."

"I think setting the goal is terribly important for eliciting potential innovations."

"It would also be helpful if you could report from the NRC to us on the Committee on an evaluation of the administration's plan under the NASA authorization bill for the exploration program with regard..."