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Lisa Murkowski: “But if you structure it as has been proposed with access to the funding that you have recommended, do you have any…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
But if you structure it as has been proposed with access to the funding that you have recommended, do you have any suggestions as to how we insulate such an entity to prevent the politics from being a driving force within the decisionmaking process?
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski questions how to prevent politics from influencing decision-making in proposed funding structures.

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