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Joe Manchin: “If the Federal Government is financing it, boy, it ought to be shared.”

On the recordMay 6, 2014
If the Federal Government is financing it, boy, it ought to be shared.
Said by
Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of sharing federally funded research.

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