{"id":18945,"date":"2017-05-23T19:47:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T11:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/president-trumps-budget-plan-gets-a-bad-review-from-the-science-community\/"},"modified":"2017-05-23T19:47:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T11:47:21","slug":"president-trumps-budget-plan-gets-a-bad-review-from-the-science-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/president-trumps-budget-plan-gets-a-bad-review-from-the-science-community\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump\u2019s budget plan gets a bad review from the science community"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_305416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305416\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-305416\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/trump-630x420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/trump-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/trump.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-305416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump is calling for significant cuts in science spending. (Flickr \/ Gage Skidmore)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Donald Trump sent his budget request for the next fiscal year&nbsp;to Congress today, giving the science community a glimpse of what&nbsp;may be to come \u2013&nbsp;and many don\u2019t like what they see.<\/p>\n<p>The budget proposal cuts funding for most research and development programs in favor of defense and homeland security spending. The National Institute of Health\u2019s budget would be reduced 22 percent, from $34.6 billion to $25.9 billion. The budget&nbsp;for the Environmental Protection Agency would drop 31 percent, from $8.2 billion to $5.7 billion, and reduce the agency\u2019s employee count by 3,200.<\/p>\n<p>The American Association for the Advancement of Science estimates that total research funding would be cut by&nbsp;16.8 percent, or $12.6 billion, in the 2018 fiscal year. \u201cNo administration appears to have proposed cuts to research this large in over 40 years,\u201d the AAAS said in its analysis.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 880px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=chelseyballarte&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=867054432676179970&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fpresident-trumps-budget-plan-gets-bad-review-science-community%2F&amp;sessionId=bac151c52cf495823debc17acce2b14e3e3976b4&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"867054432676179970\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The general outlines of the reductions have been known since March, when Trump released his \u201cskinny\u201d budget blueprint, but the request released today fills in more of the details.<\/p>\n<p>Some in the science community&nbsp;raised concerns about attracting and training new talent for&nbsp;the nation\u2019s&nbsp;workforce. Rush Holt, the AAAS\u2019 CEO&nbsp;and a former member of Congress, is worried the cuts could slow technological advancements and have adverse effects on the economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSlashing funding of critically important federal agencies threatens our nation\u2019s ability to advance cures for disease, develop new energy technologies, improve public health, train the next generation of scientists and engineers and grow the American economy,\u201d Holt said in a statement from the AAAS.<\/p>\n<p>Even some Republicans voiced&nbsp;disapproval of the cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Tom Cole, R-Okla., who oversees NIH\u2019s budget, feared that research grant cuts could \u201cpotentially discourage promising young scientists\u201d from researching advancements in biomedicine.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, Peter deMenocal\u200f, dean of science at Columbia University, called the budget \u201canti-science.\u201d He&nbsp;drew a graphic contrast between the decline in R&amp;D funding and the rise in global temperatures, which has been attributed to a&nbsp;climate trend that Trump has called a \u201choax\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 696px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=chelseyballarte&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=867130140840656896&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fpresident-trumps-budget-plan-gets-bad-review-science-community%2F&amp;sessionId=bac151c52cf495823debc17acce2b14e3e3976b4&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"867130140840656896\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., spoke out against Trump\u2019s cuts to the EPA and other organizations \u2013&nbsp;saying that they show a \u201clack of understanding\u201d of issues that are important to Western states, such as water and salmon conservation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis budget shows a callous disregard for the problems that keep Washingtonians up at night,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Four of NASA\u2019s Earth science missions would be terminated, and Earth science research grants would be reduced, but funding would be continued for deep-space missions such as the 2020 Mars rover and a flyby of the icy Jovian moon Europa.<\/p>\n<p>During his State of NASA address, acting administrator Robert Lightfoot spoke about the proposed $19.1 billion in spending, saying that his agency&nbsp;now has \u201cflesh on the bones\u201d of a once-skinny budget.<\/p>\n<p>He said while NASA researchers&nbsp;can\u2019t do everything they had hoped to do under Trump\u2019s&nbsp;budget plan, they can \u201ccertainly do a lot,\u201d all while supporting national priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot voiced concern about future generations of researchers and noted that NASA will eliminate the Office of Education, which gave many research grants, internships and camps to students.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lightfoot said, \u201cNASA will continue to inspire the next generation through its missions and the many ways that our work excites and encourages discovery by learners and educators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keith Cowing, the editor of the independent NASA Watch website, criticized the plan to eliminate the education office. \u201cSomehow we are supposed to think that doing less education stuff can actually result in more inspiring of the next generation,\u201d he wrote in a blog posting.<\/p>\n<p>Although today\u2019s White House proposal is a major step in the budget process, it\u2019s up to Congress to approve the official spending plan&nbsp;\u2013 and Trump\u2019s proposal is likely to undergo significant tweaking in the months ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is calling for significant cuts in science spending. 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