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Brian Schatz: “America COMPETES provided bold direction when it was first passed in 2007 and reauthorized in 2010 by addressing…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2013
America COMPETES provided bold direction when it was first passed in 2007 and reauthorized in 2010 by addressing innovation, coordination, and STEM funding for research.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz highlights the importance of the America COMPETES Act for innovation and STEM funding.

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