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The Secretary of Commerce can unilaterally cut National Weather Service staffing levels without congressional approval.

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Only Congress has the power of the purse. While the Commerce Secretary can reorganize within a given budget, actual staffing cuts require budget authority passed by the House and Senate in appropriati...

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