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On the recordJuly 16, 2014
Unless we choose to support science in the country, and it is a choice, it's always a choice, I'm afraid that the next world-changing innovation will not belong to us.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune warns that lack of support for science may hinder U.S. innovation.

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