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Summer Lee: “You don't need to be an astrophysicist to be a member of this Committee, and that is a good thing.”

On the recordJuly 18, 2023
You don't need to be an astrophysicist to be a member of this Committee, and that is a good thing.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Highlighting that diverse backgrounds are valuable in the Committee.

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