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Jim Baird: The following countries are increasing their investment in basic research faster than this legislation would authorize…

On the recordMay 2, 2007
The following countries are increasing their investment in basic research faster than this legislation would authorize, and they've already put the money up front. Listen to these countries and see if you think it is wise for our Nation to reduce its investment even further, and further fall behind: China, Taiwan, European Union, South Korea, Singapore and others. Do we seriously want to further reduce our investment in basic research if we want to keep our Nation competitive? I submit we don't, and I would urge defeat of this amendment.
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing the importance of investment in basic research during a legislative debate.

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