Posts - Bill - S 1958 FORECAST Act
senate 06/04/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that critical National Weather Service roles essential for public safety are protected from government hiring freezes, so that expert staff can continue issuing timely weather warnings and maintaining vital equipment to safeguard communities.
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S 1958 - FORECAST Act
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moderate 06/04/2025
Freezing hiring during storms feels like leaving the umbrella at home—this fix makes sense.
moderate 06/04/2025
Keeping the weather watchers on the clock? Not partisan, just practical.
left-leaning 06/04/2025
You can't negotiate with a hurricane, but you can with Congress—thankfully, on this one.
right-leaning 06/04/2025
An exemption that respects both fiscal caution and storm season readiness? I can support that.
left-leaning 06/04/2025
When lives are on the line, hiring freezes should freeze... nowhere. #PublicSafetyFirst
right-leaning 06/04/2025
Smart move: protect the forecast folks without busting the budget elsewhere.
moderate 06/04/2025
If the forecast calls for danger, bureaucracy shouldn’t call for hiring freezes.
left-leaning 06/04/2025
Exemptions for weather heroes? Finally, a bill that understands climate urgency over budget games.
right-leaning 06/04/2025
Let’s keep hiring focused where it counts—no reason to freeze out public safety.