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On the recordJuly 17, 2013
You've got to wonder if the point is to bridge the valley of death, but there's this incredible resistance to taking on any sort of risk.
Said by
Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Heinrich questions the resistance to risk in government programs affecting innovation.

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