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Eddie Bernice Johnson: My concern is that we have reached a point where our government has to hope that nongovernmental organizations will…

On the recordMarch 18, 2013
My concern is that we have reached a point where our government has to hope that nongovernmental organizations will somehow do what the government should be doing but it apparently is unwilling to pay for it.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concern over reliance on private organizations for asteroid detection instead of government action.

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