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Congressional Testimony

07-12-2000

July 12, 2000

Statement of Chairman James M. Jeffords (R-VT) Hearing on: "The National
Science Foundation"

Good morning and welcome. This morning we will receive testimony from the
Director of the National Science Foundation, as well as two panels of experts
in mathematics, science and engineering research and math and science education.

The strong bipartisan support which NSF enjoys is a reflec...

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