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Bill Foster: “When a great scientific breakthrough reaches the public, that the proper credit is given, not to just those who show up…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2020
When a great scientific breakthrough reaches the public, that the proper credit is given, not to just those who show up and claim credit at press conferences.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster emphasizes the importance of crediting researchers for scientific breakthroughs.

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