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On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
Congress needs the OTA now more than ever, and what we should be talking about is this rather than other things we're discussing today.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Foster emphasizes the need to reinstate the Office of Technology Assessment for informed policy decisions.

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