David Vitter actually said...

"I absolutely believe that this budget and the vision it represents would end our human spaceflight program as we know it."

"Mars is the focus of our design reference mission."

"President Kennedy didn't say, 'We're going to spend several billion dollars and do some really neat R&D.'"

"I absolutely want seventh-graders to think about Mars, because that is the sort of thing that will inspire them."