"I think your point is well taken, that really radio does do that, but are you saying you think there could be more investment in in-depth programming than is being done today?"
"We really have to know what the system is comprised of."
"Well, one of the things about Hurricane Ike was the flooding, not just heavy flooding, it's not a tsunami, but it is that forceful flooding."
"Storms like Ike and Katrina exposed how vulnerable the U.S. remains to natural disasters."
"People can't visualize that they're going to come back and see sticks in the ground, and not a broken air conditioner, not a broken sink, not a thing."
"It was the best I have ever seen."
"Is there anything more that would be able to, between NOAA and the technology that you have, that would get any better or more helpful information to the people on the ground who are trying to prepare..."
"The bill that I'm putting forward, would study the present and the past weather modification activities to see if there is any future in weather modification."
"It's not only to see what might have an effect, but what are the unintended consequences."
"And I think, even today, when you have cloud seeding in one area, we need to know if it affects weather in another area adversely."
"I think what you and Senator Martinez are doing is very important for States like yours and States like mine that are hurricane-prone."