A loss of vision: Appropriations bills drawn up this summer suggest that Republicans in the House of Representatives have been paying little more than lip-service to the importance of a balanced science budget
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The US House of Representatives appropriations bills are being drawn up under previously negotiated tight spending caps. Science and technology represents one dollar in seven of the discretionary government spending from the 13 appropriations bills. Appropriators have backed non-weapons physics programmes, but the planned Spallation Neutron Source will only receive a quarter of the money required to start construction. The House is also aiming to eliminate the Advanced Technology Programme at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) will not receive any increased from the VA/HUD bill.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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Republicans foster science (pro tem)
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The Republican Party with full control over the United States Congress is in favor of greater budget allocation to science programs, but critics interpret this in the other way. The February 1995 budget proposals were beneficial to the science programs. For the 1995-96 budget, the National Institutes of Science will get more funding. Some of the major scientific establishments will receive enhanced funds while funds to some others will be reduced. Critics say that these funds are not adjusted against inflation, therefore the funding has not been increased in real terms.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Republicans see private sector as holding key to growth of US science
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A recent hearing in the US Congress regarding science in the US reveals that the Republicans consider the private sector crucial for the growth of science. The Republicans favor scientific research by offering tax incentives and recommending the deregulation of the private sector. The hearing also suggests that Republicans in the Science Committee are keen on protecting the $73-billion federal science and technology budget from attack by the conservatives.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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