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Mike Conaway: every $1 of Federal expenditure has a payback of about $20 to the American public.

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
every $1 of Federal expenditure has a payback of about $20 to the American public.
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Mike Conaway
Texas

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Conaway emphasizes the high return on investment from federal funding in land-grant universities.

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