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Members press to restore NOAA weather and climate labs, warn of degraded warnings and buoy maintenance
Summary
Lawmakers from storm‑prone and coastal districts said cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service—plus staff losses and deferred buoy maintenance—will reduce forecasting accuracy and public safety; markup debate produced a bipartisan manager amendment protecting NOAA labs.
Several representatives from coastal and disaster‑exposed districts urged the committee to reverse cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service during the CJS markup, saying cuts and earlier administration actions already have reduced staff and delayed…
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