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Dick Durbin: “We simply can't afford to divert resources from critical new investments in science and technology or proven successful…”

On the recordJune 10, 2014
We simply can't afford to divert resources from critical new investments in science and technology or proven successful production programs to pay for things that should have been done right in the first place.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the need for proper funding in defense and technology.

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