Andy Harris actually said...

"I want to welcome everyone to this afternoon's hearing to gain a better understanding of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's approach to procuring data for weather forecasting."

"We all recognize three things about NOAA and weather forecasting in the future: First, recent severe storms have reaffirmed that we need to focus limited NOAA resources on preventing the loss of lives..."

"we are eating our seed corn. That is my great concern about our budget for research."

"I have little confidence in EPA's ability to conduct trusted, quality science in this area."