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Ed Perlmutter: “Because we should not simply rubberstamp the Trump Administration's proposal to have the Department of Commerce be the…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
Because we should not simply rubberstamp the Trump Administration's proposal to have the Department of Commerce be the lead agency any more than we should simply adopt the interagency consensus reached in the Obama Administration that FAA should be the lead.
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Ed Perlmutter
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Perlmutter emphasizes the need for Congress to critically evaluate agency proposals for space situational awareness.

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