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George H.W. Bush: “Research projects should be selected after competitive evaluation on the basis of merit and research priorities, not on…”

On the recordNovember 4, 1990
Research projects should be selected after competitive evaluation on the basis of merit and research priorities, not on the basis of parochial interest.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Statement on Signing the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991

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