Proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget for 2011 will limit the nation’s ability to advance patient care and public health.
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) strongly opposes the proposed $1.6 billion reduction to t…
Bethesda, MD – William T. Talman, MD, President of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), praised President Barack Obama for his continuing support for science and engineering. “The President recognizes that our futu…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Physical Society (APS) agrees with President Obama’s emphasis on science in his proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget. His priorities keep the nation on a path of scientific advancement, technological innovation and e…
Citing a need to reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism and minimize the damage and help recovery from attacks that do occur, U.S. President George Bush has requested a $36.2 billion budget for the new Office of Homeland Security. This represents a 7.4 percent increase in funding over FY2003, and a 64 percent increase ($14.1 billion) over FY2002, with over 60 thousand staff added to protect the country. The consolidation of numerous entities from Border Patrol to Coast Guard into the new Department is the largest federal reorganization in more than 50 years.