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On the recordMay 2, 2011
I supported this idea, as I feel it is the kind of long-term, sustained effort which could create new collaborative research projects and lead to significant and far-reaching breakthroughs.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller IV advocates for a national hurricane initiative for long-term research.

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