- It seems that only the science community is noticing that NIH and NSF budgets are cut 40% and 55% in the budget bill, respectively. If you live in Maine, West Va, Pennsylvania, Alabama, or Louisiana, CALL YOUR SENATOR as they could make a difference. See below. prospect.org/politics/202...
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- Reasons to rescue federal funding for biomedical research, articulated well here by people who care about both science and the economy: www.statnews.com/2025/06/27/b...
- For NSF, a sample call script and NSF facts by state are here from #SaveNSF: www.savensf.com/take-action
- So far even NPR isn't highlighting the major cuts to research funding at NIH and NSF. It was completely left out of this otherwise highly informative rundown of what is in the bill. @elenamoore.bsky.social maybe you could add it? These cuts will have tremendous impact. www.npr.org/2025/06/28/g...
- The Prospect article in the first post notes that NIH cuts are "a sleeper issue" in the bill. Future cures for cancer, Alzheimer's, chronic diseases, and the next pandemic should not be a "sleeper issue". Workforce for pharma and biotech should not be a sleeper issue. Time to wake people up!
