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Neil Jacobs stressed a desire to see the more than 120 Weather Service forecast offices across the country be fully staffed.
On Wednesday, some of the nation’s top hurricane scientists joined House Democrats for a virtual press conference to sound the alarm on proposed budget cuts that would severely degrade hurricane monitoring and forecasting.
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Scripps News on MSNPresident Trump's pick to lead NOAA commits to prioritizing staffing at agencyPresident Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration called staffing NOAA weather offices a "top priority" — but also supported propose budget cuts at the agency.
President Donald Trump nominated Neil Jacobs Jr. to lead the NOAA. His Senate confirmation hearing focused on the deaths of more than 100 people in storms across the country.
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration testified Wednesday his top priorities in the job would include improving forecast accuracy and staffing National Weather Service offices.