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Bill Foster: “And so, that is going to have a long-term drag on our economic growth, and I think that people should pay attention to…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2017
And so, that is going to have a long-term drag on our economic growth, and I think that people should pay attention to that.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Warning about the negative impact of proposed cuts to federal research funding.

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