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Donald Payne: I would like to express my disappointment that the Department chose to circumvent Congress and unilaterally reorganized…

On the recordDecember 6, 2017
I would like to express my disappointment that the Department chose to circumvent Congress and unilaterally reorganized its activities related to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense pursuant to Section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
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Donald Payne
New Jersey

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Payne criticizes DHS for bypassing Congress in reorganizing CBRN defense activities.

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