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Alan Grayson: The United States invests more than any other nation in research and development, yet when you put that investment in…

On the recordNovember 17, 2015
The United States invests more than any other nation in research and development, yet when you put that investment in context as a percentage of our GNP, it becomes much less impressive.
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Alan Grayson
Florida

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Grayson highlights the stagnation of U.S. R&D investment compared to other countries.

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