GOP budget would cut funds for tsunami monitoring
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In a House of Representatives Continuing Resolution (CR) the Operations, Research and Facilities for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) will get $454.3 million less than it got in 2010; this represents a $450.3 million cut from what the president’s never-passed 2011 budget was requesting. The National Weather Service, of course, is part of NOAA – its funding drops by $126 million. The CR also reduces funding for FEMA management by $24.3 million off of the 2010 budget, and reduces that appropriation by $783.3 million for FEMA state and local programs.
Democrats did attempt to add more money to NOAA’s budget. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., offered an amendment to the CR that would have directed “no less than $710,641,000 to the National Weather Service Local Warnings and Forecasts.” The amendment was one of several Democratic spending proposals that was found to be out of order, and not voted on.
The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service employees union is mobilizing against the cuts.
Nationally, reduced funding will mean upper air observations now made twice a day might be reduced to every other day, buoy and surface weather observations that provide data for warning systems could be temporarily or permanently discontinued and there could be delays in replacing satellites, according to the release.
The union early in the process obtained impact documents that included furloughs of up to 27 days for all NWS employees, Sobien said in his letter, adding that the impact plans the union has seen so far only address measures to save $62 million, about half the total expected cut.
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I move that we cut the salaries and health care benefits of republican lawmakers. Masses of other Americans will suffer because of them. Let them start the cuts with themselves.
I agree. The Righties are determined to do us polite people in. They could make it happen as long as the Hard Left is helping them out. That makes me sad.
Hey now, some rich person needs a tax break, so they have to do this. What is the matter with you people not wanting poor old Richie Rich to get a break at the expense of those who watch over mother nature sheesh. I’m very tired this week, as far as the attacks on working people.
Here is a chart, I am almost certain, people will pass around to make a better point than I ever could. Click to enlarge and as a bonus yer blood pressure might go up a couple points. Don’t say I haven’t ever given you anything now 🙂
http://i.imgur.com/tlG0Y.jpg