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The Other Energy Crisis. Bill Gates Addresses House Science and Technology Committee

March 13, 2008 /

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Bill Gates Addresses House Science and Technology Committee

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates today testified before the House Science & Technology Committee today on efforts needed to strengthen our country’s competitiveness in the global marketplace, policies to encourage innovation and the role of technology in our economic growth.

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