And that requires investments. (Applause.) That requires investments in basic research and basic science.

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But we're not going to reduce the deficit by gutting education investments, gutting investments that we make in our infrastructure, gutting our investments in basic science and research that can lead to discoveries in clean energy or lead to discoveries in curing cancer.

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We invented amazing scientific technologies and medical breakthroughs because we invested in basic research and science.

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