Richard Burr actually said...

"I hope you understand why I'm so persistent on this, because if, in fact, you can't provide the details to me, why should I authorize $378 million to proceed?"

"I appreciate the answer. Were this a weapons platform, I would probably walk away and say, interagency, they're still trying to figure how much stuff they're going to put on it."

"I think it would be prudent to pursue that."

"This is a unique budget year, in many ways, as we consider decisions and authorizations that will have far-reaching consequences."