Last year, lawmakers in the United States passed bipartisan legislation intended to maintain US competitiveness with countries such as China by boosting funding for science and innovation. But concerns are mounting that the US Congress will fail to deliver on its promises.

The money allotted to a handful of major US science agencies that had been targeted for a budget boost is likely to fall short of the legislation’s goals by more than US$7 billion in 2024, according to a report. And overall funding for those agencies will continue to hover at a 25-year low

  • @oDDmON
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    211 year ago

    This is why we can’t have nice things.

    • @SheeEttin
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      131 year ago

      No, this is the nice thing we can’t have. Republicans is why we can’t have nice things.