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Ron Johnson: “Public financing of science and research would lead to a…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 1:31:06

I mean, there's got to be something. I agree. Because we, because we do need pharmaceutical companies. You know, I want those life savings. It can't be a pinata party for lawyers. Public financing of science and research would lead to a scientific technological elite to drive public policy. I would view that corrupted. So when you pay for science, you get the result you want. Whether it's climate change, whether it's vaccines, whether it's drugs and that type of thing. (1:31:06–1:31:14)

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Asserts that public financing of science and research influences public policy through a scientific elite.

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