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Mark Takano: “I'm afraid my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are exploiting the public's frustration with the economic…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2015
I'm afraid my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are exploiting the public's frustration with the economic downturn to push an anti-environmental war on science.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano criticizes colleagues for using economic issues to undermine environmental science.

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