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Paul Tonko: Absolutely. I was at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and we saw what public-private…

On the recordJune 4, 2013
Absolutely. I was at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and we saw what public-private matches were about. We were able to deal with the ideas economy. We came up with new ways to harness energy, to create energy efficiency in the outcome, and by so doing, innovation and research equals jobs, good-paying jobs that allow us, again, to have that cutting edge of cleverness, of having a thoughtful way to do things. The smart factor can win those contracts on an international scale. So I'm thrilled about what we can do through research.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Jun 4, 2013

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