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Chris Dodd: “Basic research is great, but if we are not creating jobs from that research, we are not getting the bang for the buck”

On the recordDecember 8, 2009
Basic research is great, but if we are not creating jobs from that research, we are not getting the bang for the buck
Said by
Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of job creation from federal research investments.

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