Congresswoman Bonamici says NOAA warning systems are not a luxury, citing biology research as Trump administration throws agency overboard

Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici says in House floor remarks that reliable weather forecasting should not be a luxury but a public service provided by hardworking NOAA staff whose work enabled planes to avoid turbulence, school districts to make safety decisions during snowstorms, and people to seek shelter during tornadoes and hurricanes, while conversations with shrimpers, scientists, tribal leaders, and teachers across Oregon revealed NOAA's far-reaching impact, particularly through the Sea Grant program that inspired students to pursue marine biology and ocean technology, making it difficult to understand why colleagues and the administration were throwing NOAA overboard and then hoping a storm won't come.