CCA National, located in Houston, TX, appears to have a lot of Republican leaning political clout. I wonder if the WA/OR CCA Directors could get the National office to find some executive branch politicians willing to pressure NOAA to change it's ways, even things out a bit. Is CCA doing that at all, working to affect policy or staffing changes at NOAA? I don't ask to be critical, just genuinely interested if anyone knows.