Leaders from Maryland have launched a campaign to stop a proposal that would close the 115-year-old Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) and move personnel to other states across the U.S.

On Monday, lawmakers, including U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Steny Hoyer, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Glen Ivey, Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy and other state leaders, gathered to highlight the importance of the facility and why it should stay in Maryland.

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