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'Sharpiegate' figure confirmed to lead NOAA

The Senate has voted to confirm President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of a group of nominees confirmed en masse.

© Greg Nash

The Senate voted 51-47 on the entire bloc of 107 nominations, including the confirmation of Neil Jacobs as the under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

Jacobs may be best known for his role in the “Sharpiegate” scandal under the last Trump administration. At the time, NOAA released a statement backing Trump and bucking the National Weather Service after the president insisted that Hurricane Dorian had been slated to hit Alabama.

His confirmation comes at a time when funding and personnel at NOAA, and........

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