Matt Cartwright actually said...

"the NSF's website states that the mission of the NSF is, quote, "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense.""

"When the administration's budget slashes funding in key research areas... that sends the wrong message about how we value science here in the United States."

"The pressure on our scientific agencies to be complicit in this farce and reenforce false and dangerous information is what really disturbs me."

"What NOAA did in response to political pressure hurts faith in science as an institution and I fear things like that will damage the appeal of science as a career to the next generation."