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Science Is Not Just Another Interest Group
Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ) has served in the House of Representatives since 1998, but prior to that he was assistant director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. With Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), he is one of the three physicists in Congress. In commemoration of the release of the first printed edition of Science Progress, Rep. Holt sent us his thoughts on the critical role that respect for open scientific inquiry plays in making policy that improves the lives of all Americans.
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