Deborah Ross actually said...

"Weather forecasts help inform decisions made by Americans every day and play an especially critical role in protecting lives and property during extreme weather events."

"My home State of North Carolina is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, hurricanes on our coasts..."

"First, I must say that my heart goes out to the families who lost their loved ones due to severe weather storms that occurred across the South over the weekend."

"I look forward to hearing from our witnesses. And I also want you to know that I will support all improvements in weather forecasting and modeling through innovations in data collection and data assim..."