06/05/2013
https://www.congress.gov...
"I think the overall DOD has been taken by surprise in this NASA announcement to cancel. I have clearly let it be known my displeasure."
"I think that it was significant, from a policy standpoint."
"The Nation's space programs... are known to have been the most consistent and effective 'engine of excellence' in technology, innovations and science for the past 50 years."
"Ares is the safest system. Nothing else comes close."