It is one the most innovative companies in the history of America. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates started out with a vision and, through hard work and perseverance, built one of the most dynamic software companies in the world. Microsoft was built with American ingenuity, not a government handout. These programs are disguised by techno-talk, as exhibited on the Department of Commerce s website, which devoted an entire page to rebutting CAGW s corporate welfare claim. It is safe to say that that companies who benefit from a new technology should pay for the research and development of that new product.
Gene therapy is the identification and eventual manipulation of a cell to correct a genetic defect.
National Human Genome Research Institute is currently undertaking this research. All will get the benefit of an increased market share with the development of this new technology. This grant, highlighted in DOC s Prime Cuts rebuttal, is typical bureaucratic thinking that the government, not private industry, should be the leading force behind research and development. Mr. Chairman, this list is only the beginning. CAGW has obtained to date.