I would like someone to point out where the proposal cuts Tsunami warning centers. That was the original accusation.
Seems like your guys are finally speaking:
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/530566/gop_rep_against_restoring_tsunami_funding,_warns_against_%E2%80%98over-reacting'/KING: The tsunami warning centers, it’s really — the timing of that really puts attention on the subject matter. I don’t know that I would go back and look at that. I would ask people to come forward with the facts on this — how badly do we need them and do the tragic events in Japan give us a different perspective. I would look at it from a different perspective. I don’t know I would at this point know say that I’d be willing to make that change. I think we often over-react to emergencies, especially natural disasters, before we assess the limit of the damage, and particularly with the nuclear part of this.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/14/eric-cantor-defends-foreign-aid-cuts_n_835598.htmlCantor dismissed complaints from NOAA employees who have criticized the scope of the cuts to their agency.
"Nowhere have we indicated that we are directing NOAA not to emphasize the services it provides for the safety, wealth and welfare of American people," Cantor said. "We've all got to do more with less."
Despite the depth of some of the cuts proposed by Republicans, they would skim less than half of a percentage point from current deficit levels because they tackle only discretionary spending, which makes up a relatively small portion of government spending.
