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Ken Calvert: “It seems that it is a continual--and I like to call it R&D welfare--but it seems to go on forever.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2023
It seems that it is a continual--and I like to call it R&D welfare--but it seems to go on forever.
Said by
Ken Calvert
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Calvert criticizes ongoing R&D funding for the ARRW program.

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