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Angus King: “What bothers me is that the budget that was recently submitted by the Administration cuts the NOAA budget by 16 percent…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2017
What bothers me is that the budget that was recently submitted by the Administration cuts the NOAA budget by 16 percent, cuts research in NOAA by 32 percent and even cuts the National Weather Service by 6 percent.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Expressing concern over significant budget cuts to NOAA and its impact on data and policy.

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