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Jeanne Shaheen: “The National Defense Education Program (NDEP) has been reduced in this year's budget request so that there will be…”

On the recordMay 2, 2011
The National Defense Education Program (NDEP) has been reduced in this year's budget request so that there will be approximately 50 fewer graduating students in the SMART program per year that will be available for employment at DOD laboratories.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen questions the budget cut affecting the number of graduates for DOD labs.

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