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Paul Tonko: Let me be very clear. If you are defying Congress and the American people by using this process to diminish the capacity…

On the recordMay 15, 2019
Let me be very clear. If you are defying Congress and the American people by using this process to diminish the capacity and number of our forecasters, Congress will not be silent.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko warns against reducing forecaster capacity and emphasizes Congress will respond.

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