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Karen Bass: how is the U.S. doing economically compared to Europe and Japan, given the fact that these governments are providing so…

On the recordAugust 4, 1998
how is the U.S. doing economically compared to Europe and Japan, given the fact that these governments are providing so much money for economic research and development?
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California

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Questioning the U.S. economic performance in relation to Europe and Japan's investment in research and development.

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