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Chris Wright: “The 17 national labs in the United States, the greatest…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Chris & Liz Wright on Iran, Solar, Nuclear, & Card Counting | KMP Ep.34

Published | Video Starts at 17:44

So there's a big military aspect to it. And another thing people don't appreciate is The 17 national labs in the United States, the greatest Nobel Prize factories on planet Earth, are also part of the Department of Energy. And, you know, science and the understanding of matter and the universe, you know, has been an intriguing thing to me since I was in junior high. (17:44–17:54)

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Asserts that the 17 national labs, known for Nobel Prizes, are part of the Department of Energy.

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