I must note that Senator Nelson has been a good partner in these efforts.

This hurricane season, there are two new tools that will be at the disposal of our researchers and forecasters.

But our men and women who serve us in public service, in various different fields, do an excellent job on our behalf.

It is no longer just a southern U.S., southeastern U.S., Gulf of Mexico issue, but, in fact, one that is increasingly impacting other parts of our country.

We must never sit idle and succumb to hurricane amnesia.

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You also, in your testimony, talked about the next evolution of the geostationary operational environmental satellite, which is set to be launched from Cape Canaveral, I believe later this year.

Last year, along with my colleague Senator Nelson, I introduced the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Act.

How could someone, whether it is in the Tampa Bay area or anywhere else, see whether their home is in that?

Now is the time to continue the momentum for research and technology to drive our forecasters to better track storms, not cut millions of dollars from the project.