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Jeanne Shaheen: Well, maybe I did not ask the question very well. That was what I was trying to figure out, was why, if we are combining…

On the recordApril 5, 2016
Well, maybe I did not ask the question very well. That was what I was trying to figure out, was why, if we are combining all of the other operational aspects of CBRNE into one office, why are we not combining the R&D part of that into that office as well?
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Senator Shaheen questions the separation of R&D from operational aspects.

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