Trump's NOAA Pick Appears in Confirmation Hearing Days After Texas Floods

US senators are set to interview President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday in a confirmation hearing that may be charged with concern over whether massive cuts to the agency's workforce may have contributed to the deaths of more than 100 people when torrential rain flooded Central Texas early Friday.
In the five months since Trump chose Neil Jacobs to serve as NOAA administrator, hundreds of NOAA scientists and meteorologists have left the agency through firings...
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