Claim: Says "as a share of the US economy, the government's support for research and development  has fallen by nearly two-thirds since the 1960s."
Fact-check: U.S. Rep. Rush Holt says government support of research and development has fallen by nearly two-thirds since the 1960s
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Erin O'Neill
Date published: 2011-09-26T00:00:00