Obama Budget Asks For 1% Boost In Research

Posted by Soulskill on Monday February 13, 2012 @08:17AM from the don't-spend-it-all-in-one-place dept.

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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Re:How about zero? by Kohath · 2012-02-13 08:37 · Score: 1, Troll

Cutting defense spending and fixing the tax laws can't produce enough money to balance the budget.
Re:Bush did what? by pixelpusher220 · 2012-02-13 08:58 · Score: 1, Troll

How do you sleep at night when we've seen this exact policy from the GOP for the last 4-6 years.

Clearly stated by Senate Minority Leader McConnell (KY):

"Our number one priority is to make Obama a one term President."

It really doesn't get much clearer than that.

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