More like "You're only getting paid to do this because the solid rocket motor company is politically connected. Either use them, or the program goes away and you get fired."
Nevermind that solid rocket motors is and always have been a terrible idea for crewed launch systems, and were probably the worst mistake made on Shuttle.
Nevermind that solid rocket motors is and always have been a terrible idea for crewed launch systems, and were probably the worst mistake made on Shuttle.