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Leon Panetta: “Make every effort to maintain an adequate industrial base and our investment in science and technology (S&T)”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
Make every effort to maintain an adequate industrial base and our investment in science and technology (S&T)
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Panetta emphasizes DOD's commitment to industrial base and S&T investment despite budget cuts.

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