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'I Want You To Maintain Your Role': Sen. Maria Cantwell Presses Trump Nominee On NOAA's Shortcomings Under Trump Admin In HearingDuring a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing yesterday, Senator Maria Cantwell presses Neil Jacobs, Trump nominee to be Undersecretary for NOAA, on the agency's shortcomings regarding modeling and emergency planning.
Durham resident Neil Jacobs Jr. was listening to NOAA weather radio at a campsite in Florida around 10 p.m. when he realized a tornado was coming toward him. He got in his vehicle and drove through the campsite blowing his horn alerting other campers of the fast-approaching danger.