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Pramila Jayapal: “While any president has the right to ignore or act in contradiction to the advice of top government scientists, it is…”

On the recordJune 10, 2019
While any president has the right to ignore or act in contradiction to the advice of top government scientists, it is clear that the goal of this ad hoc Committee is to undermine legitimate science itself, which will make it more difficult for national security officials to prevent and respond to the changing climate.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal criticizes the administration's undermining of climate science for national security.

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