WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today demanded answers from the Trump administration following reports that the Commerce Department has stripped away protections against political influence in its Scientific Integrity Policy.
"The Department's recent decision in August 2026 to quietly strip explicit prohibitions against political interference from its Scientific Integrity Policy is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to undermine scientific facts and data that do not align with its own priorities," Wyden wrote to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. "Doing away with these safeguards could also result in biased reports that violate federal law...