Reps. Mark Takano, D-Calif., and Bill Foster, D-Ill., joined Sens. Mazie Hirono D-Hawaii, and Thom Tillis R-N.C., to introduce a bill to revive the Office of Technology Assessment with boosted accessibility and responsiveness.
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MoreA few lawmakers have launched an effort to revive the congressional office of technology assessment and some congressional staffers believe that such an institution, if reinstated, should operate in a nonpartisan manner
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Seven House Democratic lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump to name a director for the White Houseâs office of science and technology policy and staff the institution with qualified scientific advisers
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