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Elizabeth Warren: “I would ask, Mr. Chairman, that I want to add my concern that this shutdown on top of the sequester is harming American…”

On the recordOctober 10, 2013
I would ask, Mr. Chairman, that I want to add my concern that this shutdown on top of the sequester is harming American science and our innovation economy very badly.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren expresses concern about government shutdown affecting science and innovation in America.

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