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Eric Swalwell: “It doesn't serve anyone any good if we are just doing the research in the government and not transferring that research…”

On the recordMay 21, 2013
It doesn't serve anyone any good if we are just doing the research in the government and not transferring that research out to the private sector.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell argues for the necessity of transferring government research to the private sector.

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