Frank Lucas actually said...

"I would like to thank you and Chairwoman Fletcher for holding this joint hearing today on the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP)."

"I'm very proud of NOAA, and the National Weather Service's facilities at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma."

"It is important we continue to support the federal research done through NWIRP to improve our understanding of windstorms."

"I couldn't help but note you mentioned Kansas examining the implementation of a residential safe room program very similar to what we're doing in Oklahoma."