Envooirnts and oversight will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the subcommittee at any time. Welcome to todays hearing entitled an overview of the nations Weather Satellite programs and policies. I recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement and then to the Ranking Member, as well. Weve had a number of hearings about all kinds of issues related to satellites from the current programs of record to commercial satellites, we heard testimony about jpss and goes already once this year. This is a Second Opportunity to do so. Some of the concerns that i have are obviously, this is a concern of our country for the accuracy to forecast weather events. For the data which keeps our constituents. This is a good hearing week. We have heard testimony before the delay in goes. We have an extension of some of our programs and we have questions about if that is realistic or not. We have seen know want 16 break apart over thanksgiving and th
Welcome to todays hearing entitled an overview of the nations Weather Satellite programs and policies. I recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement and then to the Ranking Member, as well. Weve had a number of hearings about all kinds of issues related to satellites from the current programs of record to commercial satellites, we heard testimony about jpss and goes already once this year. This is a Second Opportunity to do so. Some of the concerns that i have are obviously, this is a concern of our country for the accuracy to forecast weather events. For the data which keeps our constituents. This is a good hearing week. We have heard testimony before the delay in goes. We have an extension of some of our programs and we have questions about if that is realistic or not. We have seen know want 16 break apart over thanksgiving and that gives a lot of concern about it didnt just break apart on itself. I know some have suggested that, but it didnt occur on its own. Whatever
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Certain information. Yes. But when it comes to priorities, he sets those priorities, not you. Were responsive to the committees priorities. And tell me, when tell me the priority list right now. What is that list . Number one. It is, number one is the production of documents that were requested regarding former officials, and the top of the list was for former secretary clinton. Number two are the interviews of the four Diplomatic Security agents we referenced. Thats not to say that the other requests are forgotten. Thats not it at all. What it is is to say those are the issues those are the items that we have worked most diligently on and we will be. We have good story that we are producing within several days we will begin producing to the committee those beginning of those documents that were requested. Its only been six weeks, roughly, since the initial request. And then a few about a month of the finalization of that. And in between that, weve prepared for hearings that didnt come