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Bill Foster: “The fact that the sponsors of this bill were able to find one of those 1.54 million professors that support this bill I…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
The fact that the sponsors of this bill were able to find one of those 1.54 million professors that support this bill I think speaks volumes about the level of support by academics and scientists for this bill.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Pointing out the lack of academic support for the bill.

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