Who just happened to be donors to his PAC.
Santorum's weather crusade
https://www.politico.com/story/2012/01/7-year-old-attack-on-weather-service-could-cloud-santorums-campaign-071129
Former Senator Rick Santorum's "private weather" controversy refers to his sponsorship of the National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 (S. 786). The bill sought to stop the National Weather Service (NWS) from competing with commercial weather companies—such as Pennsylvania-based AccuWeather—by prohibiting the free, public dissemination of government weather forecasts.The legislation sparked major backlash and ultimately died in committee due to the following dynamics:
Commercial Ties: Critics alleged political impropriety because executives from AccuWeather were notable campaign contributors to Santorum's political action committee.
Public Outcry: The public and aviation groups strongly opposed the bill. It was widely criticized as an attempt to lock taxpayer-funded, life-saving weather data behind corporate paywalls.
Hurricane Katrina: Santorum doubled down on his stance shortly after the bill stalled. He publicly criticized the NWS for what he deemed to be "insufficient" evacuation warnings ahead of Hurricane Katrina, drawing further national criticism.
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