This document is an email exchange between Phil Cooney of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and William Hohenstein of the USDA regarding the release of a draft press release for an agriculture document on climate change. Hohenstein expresses concern that the recent misrepresentation of a national climate assessment in the press could also occur with this agriculture document, and recommends ensuring USDA, NOAA and other agencies are aware of the document's contents and status before public release. Cooney agrees to discuss the issue further.

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Subject: Re: Climate Change National Assessment Agriculture Document
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