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Catherine Cortez Masto: Presidents and their staff may be important stakeholders of the Smithsonian, but they do not have any legal authority to…

On the recordJuly 9, 2026
Presidents and their staff may be important stakeholders of the Smithsonian, but they do not have any legal authority to dictate how the Institution is run, or remove its leadership staff, much less dictate historical or scientific content.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada
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rollcall.com
Jul 9, 2026

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Letter to Smithsonian leadership regarding presidential influence.

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