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On the recordApril 22, 2009
You know, everybody dumped buckets of money into the banks because they said we need their talent.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Mikulski emphasizes the need to retain skilled workers in NASA, likening it to bank bailouts.

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