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Scott Klug: What we have just heard is the fundamental argument we always get on any science program, that we cannot cancel it…

On the recordJuly 10, 1997
What we have just heard is the fundamental argument we always get on any science program, that we cannot cancel it because they just started it and there might be potential, or we cannot cancel it because they have invested so much money they might as well finish the project to see if it pays dividends. There is never an optimal point to terminate a science project according to many people in this Chamber, but I will say fundamentally that if the program is going to be terminated in the near future, we might as well save the money today.
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Scott Klug
Republican · Wisconsin

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Discussing the rationale for terminating science programs during a committee meeting.

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