$300,000 spent studying Japanese quail to see if they are more sexually promiscuous on cocaine.
Rand Paul: “$300,000 spent studying Japanese quail to see if they are more sexually promiscuous on cocaine.”
On the recordSeptember 19, 2017
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Rand Paul highlights wasteful government spending on absurd studies to illustrate the need for accountability.
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