WATCH LIVE: Trump’s NOAA pick to attend confirmation hearing
The article reports that Neil Jacobs,President Donald Trump’s nominee to led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Governance (NOAA),is scheduled to testify at a Senate confirmation hearing shortly after deadly flash floods struck central Texas. During the hearing, Jacobs is expected to face questions regarding staffing cuts at the National Weather Service, which have drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers who blame the Trump administration for layoffs that may have contributed to forecasting failures. The White House disputes this claim, denying that reduced staffing impacted the agency’s weather predictions. The hearing is set to begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
WATCH LIVE: Trump’s NOAA pick to attend confirmation hearing days after deadly Texas floods
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Neil Jacobs, will testify during a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday morning, days after a wave of deadly flash floods hit central Texas.
Jacobs is expected to be questioned on National Weather Service cuts, which have become a point of controversy for Democratic lawmakers who blame the Trump administration for staff layoffs. The White House challenged the notion that staffing reductions played a role in the agency’s faulty forecast.
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The hearing will start at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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