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Fireworks on Capitol Hill a plea for federal science support
The piece uses a National Museum of History display about 1849 patent 6469 to urge Republican lawmakers to defend science funding. It cites Deborah Vince Smith and National Academy of Sciences reports, notes declines in federal support since 1970, and argues talent and elite institutions fuel long-term growth.
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