Austin Scott actually said...

"Secretary Gensler gave an indication earlier today that he was supportive of that."

"And I think that is where the real issue comes in and where we can help America's economy by making sure that the end-user is not subject to that extra cost."

"The quality and quantity of science and data used by NOAA/NMFS is fatally flawed."

"NOAA has chosen to actively pursue a path of severe and unwarranted closures while failing to address the severe deficiencies in its science and data collection."