02/14/2011
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"When will this plan be available for the subcommittee to evaluate, to review?"
"How does construction of a regional class vessel instead of an ocean class vessel affect the time line for replacing NOAA's ships?"
"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."
"Madam Secretary, how confident are you that the fleet plan that OMB is holding will actually meet NOAA's at-sea operational needs?"