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Tom Harkin: I'm concerned that when money gets that tight, there's a tendency to shy away from awarding ideas that are thinking…

On the recordMay 14, 2013
I'm concerned that when money gets that tight, there's a tendency to shy away from awarding ideas that are thinking outside the box.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin expresses concern about funding biases in NIH grant reviews.

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