April 1997 (Volume 6, Number 4)
The APS along with 22 other organizations spanning the scientific and engineering community issued a Joint Statement on Scientific Research calling for an increase in federal research budgets. At a press conference held at the National Press Building in Washington, D.C. in March, APS President D. Allan Bromley joined with other scientific society presidents in calling on Congress and the Clinton Administration to renew the nation's historical commitment to scientific research and education. Bromley and American Chemical Society President, Paul Anderson amplified the rationale in a nation-wide 15 minute C-Span interview. It is unusual for such a large number of scientific organizations, representing a cross section of scientific and engineering disciplines and about 1.5 million members, to agree to a united position on funding. The text of the Joint Statement on Scientific Research follows:
As the federal government develops its spending plans for Fiscal Year 1998, we call upon the President and Members of Congress to renew the nation's historical commitment to scientific research and education by providing the requisite funding for the federal agencies charged with these responsibilities. Our call is based upon two fundamental principles that are well accepted by policy makers in both political parties.
Prudent planning argues for strengthening the respective activities of major research agencies, as already recognized in pending legislation. To constrain still further federal spending on their scientific programs would jeopardize the future well-being of our nation.
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