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Paul Tonko: “We have a duty to ensure that political interference of the scientific process and attacks on the work of federal…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
We have a duty to ensure that political interference of the scientific process and attacks on the work of federal scientists do not get in the way of our responsibility to safeguard our public health and our national security.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko asserts the importance of protecting scientific integrity for public health and national security.

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