We alllll use NOAA to get our weather. That's what every weather forcaster uses. Even in Canada a lot of our data is from NOAA. Environment Canada has their own data but it's pretty shit in comparison.
Its a classic republican tactic to claim the government is useless and needs to be replaced, then cut funding so the government can't do its job, then use that as proof that they were right to cut funding.
Wished american services and government functions are course(s) taught in middle and high school. It's a huge shame that almost no knows how the government works in detail, including me, as I have to learn as I go.