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John Garamendi: “Well, R&D, research and development. In the continuing resolutions pushed forward by the Republican party and…”

On the recordJune 23, 2011
Well, R&D, research and development. In the continuing resolutions pushed forward by the Republican party and successfully enacted and signed into law by their intransigence to deal with any new revenues, the research budgets of the United States were significantly reduced at a time when we actually need more research. Research into energy. We know we have an energy crisis. We know we need to move to new energy sources. And yet the Republican budget reduced the energy research for this Nation. Automotive research. We're just now beginning to claw back and rebuild our automotive industry, and so research into batteries and new efficient automobiles--eliminated by the Republicans. What are they thinking?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jun 23, 2011

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