Senator wants more insight into DoD's research spending




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Summary: Back massages for rats and binge watching Desperate Housewives. The Defense Department studies some weird things. But are they worth it? Senator Jeff Flake wants to know. Hes added an amendment to the 2018 defense authorization bill to add more accountability to science funding. Flake joined Federal News Radio's Scott Maucione with more.