"It is my belief that it is in the American taxpayer's best interest for NOAA to continue to communicate this information directly to the public."
"All data, both observations and forecast products, that are not subject to lawful redistribution restrictions, should be accessible to the U.S. taxpayers."
"Having the tribes here today to share more about stamp sands with us is a first step."
"Well, I appreciate your candor."
"I think those are all really good thoughts. I look forward to working with you on those issues going forward."
"I would rather have grants to hire and train proper staffing than to buy equipment."
"I think there are a lot of lessons learned from that disaster as well that means that we need to take a hard look at the Stafford Act."
"Do you think it is time for us to take a look at the Stafford Act?"
"Thank you to each of you for the work you are doing in these disasters."
"The challenge is when the cameras stop covering the event and these folks have to deal with these disasters for many years in the future."
"And, obviously, with long-term funding, we have to have local government, State government engaged."