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On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
Once again, I thank Congressman Comstock, Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson, and our Chairman Lamar Smith, and I would urge my colleagues to support this worthwhile piece of legislation. It is wonderful to be able to start out the legislative session with important legislation that will help make a difference. Not only the lives of the individuals who receive these grants and this training but the entire country benefits when we have more women and more young women trained in these fields and able to operationalize and commercialize their discoveries to the benefit of all Americans and, in many cases, the entire world. I urge my colleagues to adopt this and vote in favor of this important resolution. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Elizabeth Esty
Democratic · Connecticut
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Jan 10, 2017

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