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JLab Users Meeting Newport News, VA June 2008 IS SCIENCE A VANISHING AMERICAN PRIORITY? THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. Michael S. Lubell APS Director of Public Affairs CCNY Professor of Physics. Task Force on the Future of American Innovation National Press Club Rollout February 16, 2005.
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JLab Users MeetingNewport News, VAJune 2008IS SCIENCE A VANISHING AMERICAN PRIORITY?THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK Michael S. Lubell APS Director of Public Affairs CCNY Professor of Physics
Task Force on the Future of American InnovationNational Press Club Rollout February 16, 2005
“America COMPETES Act” H.R. 2272 • Science Education • Seven-Year Research Doubling • Jul. 2007: Marburger warns that President will veto • Aug. 2: House passes bill 367-57 – Help from Ehlers • Aug. 2: Senate passes bill by Unanimous Consent • Aug. 9: President signs bill (Public Law 110-69)
FY 08 Appropriations Final Red italics: Adjusted for earmarks;
FY 08 DOE Office of Science Final AppropriationsBudget Authority ($M)
FY 09 Request and Recent Historical Perspective Red italics: Adjusted for earmarks;
Appropriations Projections for FY 2009 • House and Senate committee markups • No floor action except for defense • Oct. 1, 2008: CR thru Nov. 17, 2008 at FY 2008 level • Nov. 4, 2008: Democrats extend margins in Congress • Nov. 18, 2008: Lame duck CR thru Feb. 12, 2009 • Feb. 13, 2009 • McCain: CR thru Sept. 30, 2009 • Obama: ???
FY 2008 Supplemental AppropriationsActions to Date Off the Record
FY 2008 Supplemental AppropriationsActions to Date On the Record the • House passed (Final vote: 256-166) • Without Iraq/Afghanistan • With GI education benefits • Without science • Senate passed (Final vote: 70-26) • With Iraq/Afghanistan with restrictions: $168.9 billion ($66 billion for FY 2009) • With other spending: $24.1 billion (Vote: 75-22) • For 2005 hurricanes Katrina/Rita relief: $10.4 billion • For international food aid: $1.25 billion • With GI education benefits • With extended unemployment benefits • With science (?): $1.2 billion • NSF: $200 million (R&RA $150 million, E&HR $50million) • DOE SC: $100 million ($55 ITER, $45 million HEP) • NIH: $400 million • NASA Shuttle: $200 million • DOE EM: $300 million
creditsaps washington office director michael lubell associate director francis slakey head of govt affairs emeritus steve pierson senior policy fellow don engel policy fellow emerituskimberly duncan press secretarytawanda johnson office manager jeanette russo legislative correspondentbrian mosley panel on public affairsmiles klein, chair physics policy committee rob goldston, chair