Frank Lucas actually said...

"I hope that the proposals we'll receive are not funded in a similar fashion to the things done in the previous Administration, because that will cut the legs out from under us."

"NOAA's work benefits America's farmers, ranchers, coastal communities, disaster personnel, land-use planners, weather forecasters, and Americans across the country."

"I appreciate the effort of the Administration to submit a proposal that emphasizes NOAA's core priorities, principally, protecting life and property."

"we certainly don't want to push private industry out of the spectrum, as hard as you and I worked to make that possible."