Chuck Schumer actually said...

"It is not, and, it needs to be in order to hold its place, and to get proper funding."

"Today we have to choose. Either we can invest in building upon our hard-earned world technological leadership or we can abandon this commitment."

"I think we have to give an answer, and I think the answer is this unique facility that we have invested hundreds of millions of dollars to build."

"If we are going to do NASA, it has got to be done right."