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Mary Landrieu: “We are not spending, to my mind, and I am an appropriator, we are not spending the percentage of our total overall…”

On the recordApril 17, 2012
We are not spending, to my mind, and I am an appropriator, we are not spending the percentage of our total overall spending on research and development that your companies would.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Landrieu emphasizes the low federal investment in research and development compared to private companies.

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