Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17)
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) led nearly two dozen of their House colleagues in demanding the Director of U.S. Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought to stop firing and reinstate impacted National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service (NWS) employees. Vought is the architect of Project 2025, which calls for dismantling and privatizing the core functions of NOAA and the NWS that keep Americans safe.
“Indiscriminately firing NOAA and NWS employees, while simultaneously slashing their budgets, will make it more challenging for Americans to access accurate and affordable weather reports – be it from their local news or the app on their phone,” said Congressman Eric Sorensen. “The lifesaving weather reports these agencies create are a public service I relied on for more than two decades to give my neighbors warnings about extreme thunderstorms, tornadoes, and blizzards. Since coming to Congress, I have been fighting to protect the amazing work NOAA and the NWS does to keep us safe, which is why I am once again demanding an end to these reckless cuts.”