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David Obey: I understand. But the gentleman, among other things, is cutting into their education programs. This country is on the…

On the recordJune 15, 2005
I understand. But the gentleman, among other things, is cutting into their education programs. This country is on the edge of being scientifically illiterate. We cannot afford to cut back science education in one classroom, in one university, in one corporation. We have got to have it all, and we need to have much more than we have right now.
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David Obey
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