04/12/2012
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"Second, we must respond to our changing climate and develop next-generation technologies to understand it, address it, and manage its effects."
"Supporting our Federal research enterprise has never been more important."
"Technology transfer maximizes the return on investments of Federal research dollars by putting groundbreaking technologies and scientific discoveries in the hands of the private sector."
"First, foreign countries, especially China, are threatening to outpace us in science and technology."