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Jim Costa: The legislation that created NOAA was back in 1973 during the Nixon administration. And there was bipartisan support for…

On the recordOctober 11, 2017
The legislation that created NOAA was back in 1973 during the Nixon administration. And there was bipartisan support for creating NOAA.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

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Costa references historical bipartisan support for legislation to highlight current challenges.

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