Frank Lucas actually said...

"As I said at our last hearing, our Nation's space program is a source of pride."

"I hope that the proposals we'll receive are not funded in a similar fashion to the things done in the previous Administration, because that will cut the legs out from under us."

"I believe that human missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as robotic exploration, will continue to inspire."

"I do not support the alternative of cannibalizing NASA's other important research activities just to speed up the human lunar exploration program."