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Jay Rockefeller: Picking specific research projects or even scientific disciplines to be funded through a political process and favoring…

On the recordJuly 16, 2014
Picking specific research projects or even scientific disciplines to be funded through a political process and favoring them at the expense of others is a mistake.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Funding decisions should prioritize scientific merit over political agendas.

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