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On the recordMarch 2, 2010
the Agency has basically twisted the definition of capital investment, basically to evade oversight.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Cantwell accuses NOAA of avoiding oversight by misinterpreting capital investment definitions.

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