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How Republicans reshaped the House science committee

Chairman Lamar Smith has turned once-placid panel into investigative powerhouse.

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Tollefson, J. How Republicans reshaped the House science committee. Nature 538, 300 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/538300a

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