03/03/2010
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"You've had a fabulous week."
"Mr. Secretary, with the White House's interest in consolidations, has there been any talk of the satellite program either being moved to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)...?"
"First of all, the gap in weather coverage that is proposed to occur around 2017 for 24 months, is that something that's being addressed?"
"It doesn't appear to be the priority in the Department of Commerce that we think it should be."