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Tommy Thompson: “Universities are too insular, Howard, and they've got to be…”

Featuring: Tommy Thompson, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Ep26 - HHS Then & Now with Tommy Thompson

Published | Video Starts at 33:52

The federal government needs to be able to inculcate the professors and researchers from the university. And the university's got to realize the federal government has a role. Universities are too insular, Howard, and they've got to be much more cooperative with government units. And government units have got to be accepting that. And I've got to be able to give them the responsibility and the authority and the resources to get it done. (33:52–34:01)

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