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Lamar Alexander: “What should it be? If you were Professor Chu and were not bound by the office of budget, I mean, what should--well, let…”

On the recordApril 12, 2011
What should it be? If you were Professor Chu and were not bound by the office of budget, I mean, what should--well, let me put it another way.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander questions the budget for energy research and seeks Chu's opinion.

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