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Susan Collins: “We started seeing China, Japan, Germany, France, trying to…”

Featuring: Susan Collins, Republican | U.S. Senate Maine

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2025 WMIF | Fireside Chat with Senator Susan Collins

Published | Video Starts at 06:24

Are they going to be able to pursue the research that motivates them, that inspires them, or are they going to have to go elsewhere? And immediately We started seeing China, Japan, Germany, France, trying to take the best and the brightest. and that really disturbed me. So I saw this from two perspectives. One, what is the impact on families all over the United States if we slow or stop research in particular areas? (06:24–06:36)

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Asserts that other countries are attempting to attract top researchers due to U.S. policy changes.

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