On the recordApril 8, 2003
Ladies and gentlemen, what I want to be sure about, and I cannot quite accomplish it in this hearing today, is that we are not making any political decision, that you are making scientific decisions.
Arlen Specter: “Ladies and gentlemen, what I want to be sure about, and I cannot quite accomplish it in this hearing today, is that we…”
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Senator Specter emphasizes the importance of scientific over political decisions in research.
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