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Tom Harkin: Every time a researcher gets a grant, it supports an average of six or seven jobs.

On the recordMay 20, 2009
Every time a researcher gets a grant, it supports an average of six or seven jobs.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin highlights job creation linked to NIH grants.

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