Frank Lucas actually said...

"Frankly, if we are going to get the kinds of progress that we need to get, we are going to have to do it working together."

"Collaboration between our committees will allow us to answer the important questions that face us."

"I respect the courts. I respect differences of opinion. But when the science is generated by people closer to the issue in the field and the use, I think we have to give them the benefit of the doubt."

"However, my belief is that NOAA's mission and its important role in research and development warrant a placement outside of the Department of Commerce."