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Ron Johnson: “42% of research time on federal grants was spent complying…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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The Star interview: Ron Johnson 10-17-2016 (1 of 2)

Published | Video Starts at 07:43

Last time she came in armed with a study commissioned by other research universities showed that 42% of research time on federal grants. Now these are the grants that, you know, cure diseases or push the boundaries of human knowledge. 42% of research time on federal grants was spent complying with federal regulations. Strings attached to those grants. Think of what an enormous opportunity cost is. I'm not sure I have those researchers time spent researching curing diseases but they're applying federal government regulations. (07:43–07:48)

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