The Agency has basically twisted the definition of capital investment, basically to evade oversight.
Maria Cantwell: “The Agency has basically twisted the definition of capital investment, basically to evade oversight.”
On the recordMarch 2, 2010
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Senator Cantwell accuses NOAA of avoiding oversight by misinterpreting capital investment definitions.
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