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发帖数: 7521 | 1 URGENT ALERT TO THE APS MEMBERSHIP: THREAT TO AMERICAN SCIENCE
THE ISSUE IN BRIEF: Last Friday, House Republicans, who hold the majority,
introduced a detailed plan to slash $100 billion from the non-defense
portion of the FY 2011 discretionary budget. The plan, which amounts
to a reduction of about 33 percent in federal spending during the balance of
the fiscal year, would devastate significant portions of federal
commitments to science. It is critical that you contact your member of
Congress NOW in order to avoid severe disruptions of research grants,
cessation of national user facilities operations; halting of major science
construction projects; initiation of layoffs, furloughs and termination of
laboratory personnel; and reductions in support for science education.
DETAILS: The Continuing Resolution under which the federal government has
been operating since October 1, 2010 and which is set to expire on March 4
contains approximately $530 billion for civilian programs out of a total
budget of $3.54 trillion. With only 7 months of the fiscal year
remaining, the $100 billion House reduction would be taken from unexpended
balances totaling about $300 billion. The legislation, H.R. 1,
prepared by the House Republican leadership at the behest of extreme fiscal
conservatives, would have the effect of slashing the remaining balances of
the NSF and NIH budgets by almost 10 percent and the DOE Office of Science
and NIST by more than 30 percent. Applied science programs would be
hit even harder.
Program reductions are summarized in the links provided on the Website of
the House Appropriations Committee:
http://appropriations.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRelea
ACTION REQUIRED: Contact your member of Congress IMMEDIATELY to emphasize
the devastating impact on American science, innovation and economic growth
the House plan would cause. To assist you in framing your message, we
have provided a pre-written message to your Representative, which you should
personalize or rewrite as you deem appropriate:
http://www.congressweb.com/cweb2/index.cfm/siteid/APSPA/action/
See web page pointers below for further instruction.
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