Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"Satellite servicing is absolutely important to our national interest."

"We should be doing all of the above and hold ourselves accountable for results."

"I have pleaded with people to tell me who the customer is going to be, and the potential customers keep telling me they would much rather have me be their customer."

"I have very deep concerns. I am concerned that we could be having a threat to the balanced space program that we have all worked together on an bipartisan basis on and said yes to human space flight."