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Tom Harkin: Again, I'd like you to speak to that. We've been down this road before over the last 25 or 30 years that I've been on…

On the recordMay 10, 2011
Again, I'd like you to speak to that. We've been down this road before over the last 25 or 30 years that I've been on this subcommittee, in saying that NIH really ought to do this on a peer-reviewed basis.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the importance of peer-reviewed funding for NIH research grants.

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