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Eddie Bernice Johnson: “If cuts on the order of those in the House-passed H.R.1 were enacted: Thousands of research scientists, graduate…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
If cuts on the order of those in the House-passed H.R.1 were enacted: Thousands of research scientists, graduate students, technical and administrative staff... will be laid-off or furloughed.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Describes potential job losses from proposed budget cuts.

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