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Lamar Alexander: “The net effect of taking that from 28 to 10 or anything like it would be less research, and less research, we've just…”

On the recordJune 21, 2017
The net effect of taking that from 28 to 10 or anything like it would be less research, and less research, we've just reminded ourselves, means more jobs moving overseas to cluster around the research wherever it is in the world.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Discussing the negative impact of reducing indirect costs on research funding and job retention.

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