Jane Harman: “as you know, Mission to Planet Earth is one of NASA's most important and relevant programs. It will benefit our…”

“as you know, Mission to Planet Earth is one of NASA's most important and relevant programs. It will benefit our environment by providing scientific information on global climate change. It will benefit our economy by providing farmers with a better understanding of how climatic conditions like El Nino can affect their crops. I understand the budget constraints under which the subcommittee must operate and commend the gentleman for the job he is doing within them, but I am very concerned by the proposed $220 million cut in this bill, especially in light of the National Research Council's recent review of the U.S. Global Climate Change Research Program and NASA's Mission to Planet Earth, which stated that further budgetary cuts would hurt Mission to Planet Earth. Is the gentleman from California aware of this recommendation by the National Research Council and does he agree with it?”