Obama Budget Asks For 1% Boost In Research

sciencehabit sends this excerpt from ScienceInsider: "One of the big three research agencies appears to be lagging behind its doubling peers in the president's 2013 budget request released this morning. The $4.9 billion budget of the Department of Energy's Office of Science would rise by 2.4%, to $5 billion. In contrast, the National Science Foundation would receive a nearly 5% boost, to $7.37 billion, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology a hike of 13%, to $860 million. These three agencies were originally singled by President George W. Bush in 2006 for a 10-year budget doubling, a promise that President Barack Obama and Congress have repeatedly endorsed despite the current tough economic times. ... Obama is asking for a 1% increase in overall federal spending on research, to $140 billion. Within that total, the White House seeks a similar 1% hike in the $30 billion devoted to basic research."

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[Lumpy]

I am sick and tired of this..... Solyndra's failure is because of the CEO being a scumbag. That Rich man knew his business was doomed when he asked for a bail out. Solyndra's executives are still rich as hell, Place the blame where it belongs. Maybe if you idiots would get the real news instead of the made up crap shoveled out on Fox News you might have a clue.

I am tired of you idiots spouting off about Solyndra. Your moron president signed away most of our rights when he passed the PATRIOT act. yet you cowards never speak out about how he is Evil Incarnate.

If you are an example of what the Republican party has become, no wonder all your Presidential candidates are complete morons. You guys have ZERO chance of unseating Obama with the parade of idiots you guys have in the running.

I would LOVE to see a honest and level headed Republican running. Instead I am offered a Racist bible thumper, A Ultra rich moron that cant even hide his elitisim (yet you guys frothed at the mouth over any ultra rich Democrat) A womanizing scummy Gasbag that has ties to the cause fo the economy collapse.

your choices are SO bad they make Ron Paul look like fricking Abraham Lincoln.

STFU about solyndra. unless you point out how Bush and all the Repubs were giving money hand over fist to Banks to keep the executives rich.