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On the recordMarch 19, 2007
To have an allocation of less than $30 billion, candidly, is scandalous.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
congress.gov
Mar 19, 2007

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Senator Specter expresses outrage over NIH funding levels.

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