06/06/2017
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"Thank you for calling this important meeting. Particularly related to the Great Lakes, thank you very much."
"These cuts will have an impact, and especially when you look at zeroing out coastal zone management grants, sea grant programs."
"And that's why I'm--I--my question to you, sir, is, Why has NOAA proposed to reduce the budget for sanctuaries and marine protected areas in fiscal 2019?"
"In a merit-based system, jobs to civil servants are not handed out based on political backgrounds or financial contributions."