"So, how will you establish clear program priorities?"
"For example? So strengthening the management of the program, besides having the White House and a key person in the White House taking the lead, what else are you doing?"
"I want, obviously, each of the individual agencies to help in the resolution of this, but part of the problem is a $12.5 billion acquisition program divided by three agencies is not the way to get the..."
"this Committee is very well aware of Coast Guard needs that are part of the Nation's national security, but when we are presented with boats that don't float or holes that have to be realigned, no one..."
"this is a budget increase of 30-some percent, and while we want to make sure that the program is developed, at the same time asking for the additional resources without the improved structure and deci..."
"This is another area that could benefit from enhanced resources."
"We believe very much in the importance of the data that needs to be collected and the missing gap that we think is currently there on climate change."
"Loss of that phytoplankton will literally have an unbelievable impact."
"If the health of the oceans was ranked on a scale of A being the healthiest, F being failing, where would we be right now in your assessment, given the gravity of this situation with acidification?"
"We need to pass climate legislation to reduce the CO2 impact that is creating this problem as it relates to the oceans."
"So not passing."
"Well, I think we should attempt, given this situation being at a crisis level, to get that and get to that point."
