That might be something that would be of benefit, I think, to millions of Americans and their elected representatives here in Washington. You get my point, Mr. Cole. This is no way to run a federal government. In my view, it should not be simply by virtue of your stature and your position in the Republican Party that you're able to convince these folks that your office, this division, should be saved within your district and Americans in all these other states. The National Weather center, there's only one of them. It's not hard to say, but because its mission is pretty critical. (04:39–05:01)
CLAIM
Asserts that the federal government should not operate based on political influence to save specific offices.
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