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Debbie Dingell: “We are number two in research versus China.”

Featuring: Debbie Dingell, Democratic | U.S. House, Michigan, District 6

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Published | Video Starts at 04:08

Could we see more researchers leave the US for more stable funding environments abroad? And I am told after World War II, Germany led, we led. I'm told now We are number two in research versus China. Could you comment? Absolutely. Great question. We are already seeing a flow of scientists out of the US That's a product of the difficulty of the US Funding environment as well as the rise or emergence of China's biopharmaceutical industry. (04:08–04:13)

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Asserts that the U.S. is currently second to China in research.

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