I don't think the contraction is dramatic enough that we're not going to continue to see most really strong ideas will get funded and reasonably well funded.

我不认为订立合同就完全足够了,合同不会让创新的想法涌现,或是得到很好的投资和支持。

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"You can start out with a very strong pilot, but you don't know if it's going to be a strong series, " says Falls.

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For example, when the White House concluded deals with health care providers, legislative leaders like Charlie Rangel and Henry Waxman, who weren't party to the talks, threw a fit, said the deals didn't apply to them, and sent a strong message that they weren't going to honor those commitments.

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"I didn't come to work alone, this country is going to make strong progress once we all realise we have to work together, " he said.

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