IP: Scientists & Engineers for Clinton/Gore

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Note that I am a co-chair of this effort and also that I will send out any other such announcements from other parties 
(-- that is Eng and Sci for XX) DJF


Scientists & Engineers for Clinton/Gore




PRESS RELEASE


For Immediater Release:  September 27, 1996


Contact: Lisa R. Davis
Deputy Press Secretary
202-530-2143
Kathleen A. Ream
Scientists & Engineers Coordinator
202-530-2015




U.S. SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS ENDORSE CLINTON/GORE TICKET


WASHINGTONFormer astronaut Sally Ride and 23 other distinguished members of
the science and engineering community today announced the formation of
"Scientists & Engineers for Clinton/Gore."  To coordinate this activity, the
Clinton/Gore '96 campaign announced the establishment of a "Scientists 
& Engineers" desk as part of its Office of Public Liaison.


Sally Ride, an Honorary Co-Chair of the group, stated, "The Clinton/Gore
Administration has established a clear record of supporting research,
education, and the environment while remaining committed to the true purpose
of balancing the budget.  These public investments in science and technology
are central to President Clinton's visionary programs to ensure long-term
economic growth and prosperity."


In contrast to President Clinton's strong record on science and technology
issues, Honorary Co-Chair William Julius Wilson, a professor of sociology at
Harvard University, pointed out the negative effects the Dole economic plan
would have on the future of science and technology.  "The Dole economic plan
could reduce federal non-defense R&D spending by at least 40 percent.  This
would devastate a national
research infrastructure that has taken 50 years to develop and is the envy of
the world."


The committee will help spotlight the dramatically differing views of
President Clinton and Bob Dole on future investments in U.S. science and
technology. They are sending a letter to prominent members of the science and
engineering community to garner additional support for President Clinton and
Vice President Gore.  Ride explained, "Although the science and engineering
community is not  partisan in the
traditional sense, we are  determined national advocates for rational science
and technology policies.  We feel strongly that this leads us to support
President Clinton and Vice President Gore in the 1996 election."


Spearheading "Scientists & Engineers for Clinton/Gore" is Kathleen A. Ream,
Scientists & Engineers Coordinator for the Clinton/Gore '96 campaign.  Alan
Wheat, Deputy Campaign Manager, said "by establishing this desk, the campaign
recognizes the vital contribution that scientists and engineers can make to
the well-being of the country and the integral role they can play in the
upcoming election."


A list of the honorary co-chairs is attached.


Additional information will appear on our Web site--www.cg96.org.
 
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Co-Chairs Scientists & Engineers for Clinton/Gore




Eleanor Baum
New York, New York


J. Michael Bishop
San Francisco, California


George Campbell Jr.
New York, New York


Rita Colwell
College Park, Maryland


France Cordova
Santa Barbara, California


David J. Farber
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Elsa Garmire
Hanover, New Hampshire


Murray Gell-Mann
Santa Fe, New Mexico


Dudley Herschbach
Lincoln, Massachusetts


Leroy E. Hood
Seattle, Washington


Leon Lederman
Chicago, Illinois


Claudia Mitchell-Kernan
Los Angeles, California


Mario Molina
Cambridge, Massachusetts


Anne Petersen
Kalamazoo, Michigan


Sally Ride
San Diego, California


Lianne Russell
Oak Ridge, Tennessee


Charles A. Sanders
Chapel Hill, North Carolina


J. Robert Schrieffer
Tallahassee, Florida


David A. Shirley
College Park, Pennsylvania




Judy S. Stern
Davis, California


Chang-Lin Tien
Berkeley, California


John A. White, Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia


William Julius Wilson
Cambridge, Massachusetts


Julian Wolpert
Princeton, New Jersey