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Dick Durbin: I would tell you, 5 percent real growth for 10 straight years, he said, will light up the scoreboard.

On the recordApril 22, 2015
I would tell you, 5 percent real growth for 10 straight years, he said, will light up the scoreboard.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses the need for consistent funding growth for NIH.

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