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Jay Rockefeller: I don't think people appreciate that manufacturing is this country's principal source of R&D and innovation.

On the recordMay 10, 2011
I don't think people appreciate that manufacturing is this country's principal source of R&D and innovation.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller points out the critical role of manufacturing in research and development.

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