Brian Schatz actually said...

"I think part of what we have to do is recognize that in areas like health care and agriculture, it's a pretty much unalloyed good to have more data, to save lives, to make agriculture more productive,..."

"I think there's another part of this discussion, which we've heard less about, which I think is really important."

"Can you assure me that as NOAA Administrator, you will support the agency's climate research portfolio and advocate for sufficient levels of funding to advance research relating to climate change?"

"Can you assure me that as NOAA Administrator, you will comply with NOAA's scientific integrity policy and defend the rights of your scientists?"