07/24/2012
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"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 ..."
"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?"
"I look forward to working with this subcommittee and the rest of the Congress to achieve these important goals."