Matt Cartwright

Well, do you think it is responsible leadership on the part of the Administration knowingly to ignore the advice of its foremost scientists, like you, Dr.

Mr. Jacobs, have you communicated your views on the soundness of the NCA to the White House, who believe that climate change is a hoax?

Of course. Do you also agree with the NCA finding that without substantial and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, the continued warming is expected to cause substantial net damage to the United States economy…

Do you agree with the NCA finding that we are already seeing the impacts of climate change, and that in the future, we will likely experience increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events?

Now, this proposed 18 percent cut to NOAA's budget decreases funding for weather research and modeling, surface ocean and upper air observations, and regional climate labs.

As stated in the fourth National Climate Assessment, which NOAA helped produce, the impacts of climate change are already being felt in communities across the country.

I am a little frustrated about the third consecutive year of proposed deep cuts to earth and climate science in NASA's budget.

I commend you on the progress that you have made in your short term in your position in positioning our nation as the leader in commercial space.

I want to take a moment to thank Chairman Gallego for calling this important hearing and also to my new colleague, Congresswoman Haaland, who raised this issue in her campaign.

I want to encourage you to commission such a study or report so that we are basing our decisions on, you know, facts and evidence.

I would like to know the basis for your conclusion regarding the relative maturity of the CDFI industry.

That is a 94 percent decrease, and by my way of thinking, it represents pretty much a complete abandonment of that program by the administration.

The administration has proposed essentially eliminating that fund by reducing funding from $250 million in fiscal year 2019 down to $14 million for the year going forward.

I think you said 15 percent was a figure you attributed to waste, fraud, and abuse?

Your budget would slash non-defense discretionary funds by more than $1 trillion, crippling our economic and our national security

Did you calculate the increase in the aging population, because of the Baby Boomers, and the growth in Medicare enrollment?

But I am to focus today on the massive, gargantuan cuts to Medicare, some half a trillion dollars, or as you have referred to those cuts yourself previously as savings.

These machines have been called a clear and present danger by the blue ribbon commission on Pennsylvania's election security.

Now is the time to double down on America's space program and commit the resources necessary to keeping America first in space.

One final point, as I have often said, space is critical to our national security.

You can't help being impressed with the progress and development of the commercial space sector.

I respectfully urge you to consider a total funding level of $2.15 billion for the Space Launch System for fiscal year 2020.

Well, this fiscal year 2020 budget proposal for NSF puts the agency back to where it was in fiscal year 2012. That doesn't sound like much of an investment in the future.

Well, I think it is obvious that NSF recognizes that its funding supports research that is a primary driver of economic growth in this country.

I say 'legally' because that sale never should have happened, based on the shooter's 1995 felony conviction in another state.