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IP: BUDGET I: "NO SCIENCE, NO SURPLUS: What's New for Apr 06, 2001
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 16:46:15 -0400
1. BUDGET I: "NO SCIENCE, NO SURPLUS." Within Republican ranks supporters of a strong science program have been speaking up, and it seems the President is listening. First came a widely quoted New York Times op-ed by Allan Bromley, "Science and Surpluses" (WN 09 Mar 01). Bromley observed that the estimated $5.6 trillion surplus over a decade, which is supposed to bankroll the Bush program, must come from scientific innovation. "No science, no surplus," Bromley declared, "It's that simple." Yesterday, Bromley's line was quoted in an editorial in the widely-read Capital Hill newspaper, "Roll Call." Meanwhile, a letter to Rep. Young, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, signed by both Republican and Democratic members, urged that science agencies, and the NSF in particular, be given high priority in the budget, putting them back on the doubling track. The House Science Committee expressed concern about the "minuscule" budget increase for NSF in its Views and Estimates report. The report was signed by all but three of the Republicans on the Committee.
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