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Tom Price: “I would also suggest candidly that my recollection, I am not absolutely certain, but my recollection is that the Wright…”

On the recordMay 2, 2007
I would also suggest candidly that my recollection, I am not absolutely certain, but my recollection is that the Wright Brothers and Thomas Edison had no government subsidy, and the remarkable inventions that they came up with were without the benefit of government subsidy. That is not to say that government subsidy isn't appropriate for certain occasions, but I would suggest that those individuals had remarkable accomplishments without the kind of support that we are discussing today.
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Tom Price
Georgia
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Discussing the role of government subsidies in innovation during a committee meeting.

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