I look forward to continuing to work with you and being able to be as happy about funding in the future.
Ultimately the market will decide winners and losers in the marketplace, and the government should not do that, should it?
That's picking winners and losers, in a sense, in the marketplace, which is what we don't do.
the idea of picking winners and losers in the marketplace, that's the tenet of communism, socialism, and so forth.
The more we talk about that and the more we, in reality, do that, the better off we are.
That seems like to a lot of people central planning. You're choosing 25 communities out of the whole Nation as favoritism, so to speak, and ...
I'm not convinced that all of the satellite projects that the Department is focused on are truly necessary to the core mission of NOAA.
Ensuring that priority satellite projects stay on schedule and on budget is essential to the overall budget picture.
I believe it must maintain a focus on these projects that ensure weather forecasters have the data and information they need to protect life...
In a time of constrained budgets, prioritization and strong oversight are essential to keeping the Department on the right path.
I have joined several other Senators in advocating for a $30 million appropriation for this program.