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- iHaveNet.com: Politics
by Kent Garber
While other federal departments face budget cuts, science agencies get more money
The budget request, released last week, would significantly increase spending across many of the government's science agencies, from the
It's a deliberate move that speaks to a long-term strategy.
The administration is trying to respond to rising anger over the deficit and avoid more political fallout by pivoting from healthcare to jobs. The funding expansion for science supports a belief long held by Obama that jobs of the future will come from industries like clean energy that are driven by scientific and technological breakthroughs.
Overall, Obama's proposed budget clocks in at
But research -- particularly energy research -- emerged both intact and emboldened.
Shortly before taking office, Obama had pledged to double science research in the next five to 10 years, and that pledge, say people inside and outside the administration, continues to stand.
"We are still on track," says NSF Director Arden Bement. "At a time when domestic spending is being held level, being constrained, there's a healthy increase in the NSF budget, which is keeping faith with the president's objective of doubling it."
Under the president's plan, the NSF would get about
Of course,
To help finance these science programs, the budget calls for eliminating tax breaks for the oil industry.
That's bound to stir up opposition. But supporters hope
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