Thread: As the tsunami happens

Tsunami Relief And Preparedness Cut In GOP Budget Proposal: National Weather Service

WASHINGTON -- Thursday night's massive earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami warnings that have alarmed U.S. coasts, seem likely to ignite a debate over a previously little-discussed subsection of the spending bills currently being debated in Congress.

Tucked into the House Republican continuing resolution are provisions cutting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including the National Weather Service, as well as humanitarian and foreign aid.

Presented as part of a larger deficit reduction package, each cut could be pitched as tough-choice, belt-tightening on behalf of the GOP. But advocates for protecting those funds pointed to the crisis in Japan as evidence that without the money, disaster preparedness and relief would suffer.

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Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

Tucked into the House Republican continuing resolution are provisions cutting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including the National Weather Service, as well as humanitarian and foreign aid.

Yup, it's real. My fiancee works for NWS, and if this bill goes through she may have to work 32-hour weeks (and receive 32-hour pay) for the foreseeable future. She's been stressing over it for a while. Ironically she's about to receive a 20% pay increase (promotion), so in the end her take home cash will be the same even if her hours do get cut.

Would be funny if the tsunami saves her paycheck.

It's a trap.

you hear about how some dumbass in california was standing on the beach while the tsunami was approaching and died.

go figure. if there was some advance warning telling people to stay away he might be still alive.

oh there was.

governor declaring a state of emergency.
freeway signs messages
wall to wall to news coverage about the 5th largest earthquake being recorded in 110+ years.
etas of when it was going to hit.

tsunami - 1, dead guy - 0