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On the recordApril 17, 2023
Going after professors on shoddy evidence will hurt, not help, American innovation by sending the best minds elsewhere.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono warns against misguided prosecutions that could drive talent away from the U.S.

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