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On the recordJuly 13, 2015
I just want to make, first of all, a point that at our last hearing, Dr. Bill Gale cautioned us as we move forward, that we really need to be careful to not break what's working well, and he talked about a principle known as no degradation of services.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

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Emphasizes the importance of maintaining effective services while moving forward with NOAA's mission.

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