$50 million cut from studying climate systems means we don't have much info about this year's climate. $150,000,000 cut from observation and modeling means issues with models don't get improved or resolved, whether those issues are new or old.
If my lawn gets covered in weeds and looks like excrement, it's not "political" to say "it's probably because you stopped paying for lawn care." That's just the facts of the situation. The models aren't improving (and are getting worse) because we stopped paying for them. If saying that bothers people, they should get over it. I'm not going to censor myself to cater to the sensibilities of irrational people. Facts don't care about feelings.