A critical component of the Weather Act reauthorization will be improving subseasonal and seasonal research and forecasting.

I am confident you agree that any proposal should not undermine existing laws that provide for robust consumer protections.

I believe there is still much more we can do for NOAA to maximize the innovations our country has to offer.

While the Weather Act had an immediate positive effect, we still have work to do if we want to be the most accurate, trusted source of forecasting in the world.

the National Mesonet Program is extremely important for Oklahoma in allowing us to keep our citizens safe.

the weather, especially severe weather, knows no geopolitical boundary.

I take a lot of pride in the fact that this system is the gold standard in the country.

When we discuss a digital asset market structure framework, consumer protection is, of course, front and center.

As a rancher in Tornado Alley, weather data is vital to me and all Oklahomans.

These programs are vitally important not only to my home community, but to the entire State of Oklahoma.

At the end of the day, all of the activities under NOAA's budget request should have one fundamental end goal, protecting lives and property.

We can't assume an endless increasing budget, and must be aware of that fact.

Thank you, Chairman Miller, and I want to extend my warmest welcome to Administrator Spinrad.

Congress controls the purse, and you're here to make the case for your vision of NOAA.

The innovations and discoveries gained from this facility may unlock a new age in computing, energy, and medicine.

I find this odd, given our recent IRA and IIJA windfall.

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

However, current Federal laws and regulations provide few rules of the road for those who want to engage with those emerging technologies.

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.

As we continue this discussion and work towards legislation, we should keep in mind that the United States, of course, has the most-efficient, most-liquid, and the deepest capital markets in the world.

Last Congress the Science Committee worked together on a historic achievement, passing the first comprehensive authorization of the DOE Office of Science in the CHIPS and Science Act.

I have sent three letters to the Department seeking additional information about a $200 million award to Microvast.

Since tens of billions of taxpayer dollars are at stake, I look forward to receiving a response from the Department soon on this letter.

Governments around the world are grappling with these same questions and they are coming up with answers.

I thank the gentlewoman from Oregon for her comments. Many people may notice that several of us are wearing an Oregon Ducks pin that has ``CANCER'' on it. It shows the Oregon Duck's foot smashing it. That is a symbol to us of Jenn's…