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Fred Upton: “I believe there is a legitimate role for the Federal Government in funding basic research, but with bankruptcies…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2012
I believe there is a legitimate role for the Federal Government in funding basic research, but with bankruptcies starting to pile up, our message to the American people has to be clear there will be no more Solyndras.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Upton emphasizes the need to end failed government loan programs after multiple bankruptcies.

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