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Don Beyer: “In the 7 years I've been on the Science Committee, we continue to hear about the dwindling percentage of excellent…”

On the recordApril 27, 2021
In the 7 years I've been on the Science Committee, we continue to hear about the dwindling percentage of excellent applications that can be approved because the money just hasn't kept up.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer discusses funding challenges faced by the National Science Foundation.

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