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Paul Tonko: I think that's exactly what we're here for, that politics intervening with scientific integrity is bad whether it comes…

On the recordJuly 16, 2019
I think that's exactly what we're here for, that politics intervening with scientific integrity is bad whether it comes from the right or from the left.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko emphasizes the importance of scientific integrity free from political influence.

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