If this were a pure politics forum not associated with a wx bb and this subject were to come up, would there be this much opposition to this? I have my doubts. As wx hobbyists, students, and pros, most here (including myself) are naturally not going to want anything in the budget related to wx (I don't mean climate change, which is very divisive here) to be cut at all. So, none of this opposition is surprising.
Related to CC, I will add this though. These cuts would slash money going toward spending on an organization that plans for CC related coastal flooding. As a near coastal resident who is quite aware of increased flooding on the road to the beach, I don't want that slashed at all.