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Chair Plaskett Expresses Concerns with USDA’s Lack of Commitment to Scientific Integrity Policy

Chair Plaskett Expresses Concerns with USDA’s Lack of Commitment to Scientific Integrity Policy

WASHINGTON (July 22, 2019)- House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett sent a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue expressing concerns with USDA’s lack of commitment to Scientific Integrity Policy.

“I am displeased that additional examples have emerged from USDA that suggest little interest in protecting scientific integrity or valuing the work of the Department’s dedicated scientists and researchers,” said Plaskett.

You can read the full letter here.

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