Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

Floor Speech

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Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I think one of the most concerning things about this budget proposal is, without question, the proposal to cut $30 million to NOAA. That represents an approximately 20 percent cut, as my colleague from Colorado was pointing out.

Mr. Chairman, I find it interesting that those who would deny the science of climate change often like to say, Well, the jury is still out, we need more research; yet here we are, with a budget that will cut that very research.

Mr. Chairman, just a couple of years ago, in my house in Philadelphia, we were riding out a hurricane. Hurricane Sandy ended up becoming Superstorm Sandy. We never imagined that, in Philadelphia, we would be experiencing the kind of hurricane that typically is experienced by Florida and the Gulf Coast States.

As even a Republican Governor said at the time, it seems as if the storm of the century is now happening once every couple of years.

Mr. Chairman, we desperately need this research. We need this funding. Let's restore NOAA funding.

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