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Eddie Bernice Johnson: “At the least we must ask ourselves whether the very negligible effect these cuts will have on the national deficit…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
At the least we must ask ourselves whether the very negligible effect these cuts will have on the national deficit warrants the devastation it will cause to our core scientific programs.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Questions the impact of budget cuts on scientific programs versus national deficit.

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