Olympia Snowe said...

And obviously it's deeply troubling in terms of the direction that they're taking.

Well, it seems to me that that would be a critical function that should be ongoing within NOAA.

As you can see in the chart, there is a tremendous growth in subsidies and that is the concern.

Just to follow up on this issue, how much do you estimate of the 1.5 million tons of debris that is out there will reach...