The American people are sick and tired of a Federal Government that is out of control. I can't imagine the Founders of this country in that constitutional convention in Philadelphia in 1787 saying: Now, let's think about a government…

They brought up the EPA over and over again. I hear about the EPA everywhere I go.

I am concerned by the Commerce Inspector General's assessment that the Bureau continues to face challenges in meeting its cost savings goals.

In the area of the weather satellites, the Department oversees, to my understanding, two flagship weather satellite programs that are critical for forecasting hurricanes, super storms, severe weather outbreaks, and so forth.

I am concerned that the 2017 request will result in the Department trying to pick winners and losers through another closed selection process.

The subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to today's hearing of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee.

When will this plan be available for the subcommittee to evaluate, to review?

I am discouraged by the delayed launch of the 'GOES-R' satellite from October 2015 to October 2016.

Madam Secretary, how confident are you that the fleet plan that OMB is holding will actually meet NOAA's at-sea operational needs?

I look forward to working with this subcommittee and the rest of the Congress to achieve these important goals.

You have not signed onto it yet, have you?

An ongoing commitment to a Center of Excellence like the one that we have developed in Connecticut, I think, is a great way to make sure that a small amount of Federal dollars goes a long way towards the coastal resiliency that the…

The goal here is to have ICANN remain and the domain name process remain a multi-stakeholder driven model.

How does construction of a regional class vessel instead of an ocean class vessel affect the time line for replacing NOAA's ships?

The Department's 2017 request totals $9.7 billion. This is $500 million above the 2016 enacted amount and includes some significant steps forward.

But how confident are you that the OMB plan that they are holding will do all this?

In the area of fishery management, last year the subcommittee provided funding for an independent stock assessment for reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico.

I would like to thank my colleague from Arkansas for putting together this Special Order and for those excessively kind compliments. The budget should present a vision to the American people and should reflect how the American people…