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Chellie Pingree: “Stakeholders have suggested to me that the ERS reorganization was proposed because research coming out of the agency…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
Stakeholders have suggested to me that the ERS reorganization was proposed because research coming out of the agency didn't align with the administration's views on topics such as SNAP or climate change.
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Chellie Pingree
Democratic · Maine

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Pingree raises concerns about potential political motivations behind the ERS reorganization.

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