By charging the National Academy with recommendations, we take the politics out of it, and focus more directly on the science.
John Larson: “By charging the National Academy with recommendations, we take the politics out of it, and focus more directly on the…”
On the recordMarch 16, 2015
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Advocating for evidence-based policy to reduce child poverty.
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