Edward Markey actually said...

Will you commit to not preventing NOAA scientists from speaking publicly about their work on climate change science or retaliating against t...

The President's proposed budget cut proposes big cuts to NOAA, including a $250 million cut from NOAA's coastal research programs.

You can't put a dollar value on a life. And I think consistent funding, if it saves lives, is money well spent.

However, these programs do not have stable funding.