WASHINGTON, June 21 - United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said in a hearing on the president's fiscal year 2018 budget request for the United States Department of Energy (DOE) that supporting government-sponsored research is one of the most important investments our country can make to encourage innovation, help our free enterprise system create good-paying jobs, and ensure American competitiveness in a global economy. 'The United States produces more than 20 percent of the wealth each year for just about 4 percent of the people in the world…' said Alexander. 'The Department of Energy's research programs have made the United States a world leader in science and technology,...
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