Gretchen Whitmer: “China now spends more on R and D than the US for the first…”

“Instead of building on that incredible record right now though, the folks in D.C. have made deep, devastating cuts to R and D. Meanwhile, China now spends more on R and D than the US for the first time ever. in Michigan at the state level, we still believe in science and technology. We established a bipartisan RD tax credit. We work with our universities on cutting edge initiatives.” (13:59–14:14)

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