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Brian Schatz: “Scientists should and do receive Federal research dollars based on the merit of their work, not on their conclusions.”

On the recordDecember 7, 2015
Scientists should and do receive Federal research dollars based on the merit of their work, not on their conclusions.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Schatz defends the funding process for scientific research against climate change skeptics.

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