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Gary Peters: “I think the real takeaway from it wasn't just the increase in funding, although that's obviously very important to the…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
I think the real takeaway from it wasn't just the increase in funding, although that's obviously very important to the scientific enterprise, but the big part of it was just to have some stability.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Emphasizes the need for stable funding in scientific research.

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