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Betty McCollum: “I think we need to be careful of gutting domestic investments in education, infrastructure, and R&D in the next decade.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
I think we need to be careful of gutting domestic investments in education, infrastructure, and R&D in the next decade.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

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McCollum warns against cuts that could harm education and infrastructure investments.

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