I appreciate that.
I have been sitting here...the amount of experience is remarkable, and it is encouraging because you face some tough pro...
I think nationally almost 100,000 jobs this last year in 2011 were added in the tourism industry, which is a good thing.
I think we have got to pay attention to what is happening out in our more rural States.
the tourism industry, especially with our foreign travelers, is not just about the economic opportunity.
For Alaska, it's a $2 billion industry with about 40,000 people employed in it in this last year.
I just have two quick questions, and one, just to make sure, Mr. Marshall, only because, being parochial here for a mome...
about 61 percent thought that having a single source for climate data would be useful.
OK. Well, we look forward to that, if you can get that data, so we can do some additional follow-through on this part of...
Chairman Begich described the severe storm that Alaska just last week saw its coast buffeted by.
the Federal Government has a bad habit of let's make everything national and all will work out for the best, and usually...
I know you have good morning ratings. Put us on there, things will go the other way.
Is that something that could be mitigated you feel?
While the phrase 'climate change' is always controversial, we in Alaska are already living the effects.
Do you think NOAA is prepared, if funding is flat or lack of funding occurs from Congress, to fill that gap?
Today's hearing is meant to provide oversight of these two important functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric A...
We have supported a national climate service. We think there's value in coordinating and centralizing this information a...
I think it was 60 percent or somewhere in that area if I remember right, a pretty high percentage said yes.
