"Well, if the implication is we are going to push it off on the states, states have a State climatologist who generally has a very limited budget."
"This is the first time in the history of the NSF that we are talking about reducing the budget, 11 percent lower than the previous year."
"Although unfortunate it was not unexpected from an administration that denies climate change and denies that human activity has an effect on as the primary cause of climate change."
"I believe would unnecessarily and detrimentally inject politics into questions of what science projects should be funded."
"We are concerned on this side of the aisle about our ability to get our questions answered under the current administration."
"the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget includes a 27.4 percent reduction for the Risk and Resilience Initiative overall."
"I am particularly concerned about the proposed cuts to NASA's climate science programs."
"NASA's unparalleled experience and expertise in developing new observational technologies and launching satellites makes it a crucial part of the Earth Science enterprise."
"To achieve this 9 percent reduction, which is hugely out of line with the cuts and the other part of the budget for NASA, to achieve this, funding for five Earth-observing missions is completely elimi..."
"Is it the administration's belief that we don't need to know where carbon emissions are coming from?"
"I would like to associate myself with the remarks of the ranking member except for the part about baseball."
"Unlike the vast majority of the private sector, the Federal Government has made it a priority to hire veterans by giving them a statutory preference in hiring."