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ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Rep NOW to Support COMPETES

May 19, 2010/In: Action Alerts, CRA, Funding, Policy /by Peter Harsha

FINAL UPDATE: (5/28/10 3:05 pm) COMPETES passes, sans troublesome MTR language: 262 – 150 with 17 Republicans in support. Now, on to the Senate! UPDATE: (5/28/10) – It looks like Rep. Gordon got creative with a solution to the COMPETES Act logjam. In a surprise move, he’s brought the original bill back to the floor […]

Action Alert!: Stimulus Headed to Conference!

February 10, 2009/In: Action Alerts, Economic Stimulus and Recovery, Funding, FY09 Appropriations /by Peter Harsha

COMPUTING RESEARCH ADVOCACY NETWORK **ACTION ALERT** THE SITUATION: Now that the Senate has narrowly passed its version of the economic stimulus, the bill will head to conference with the House to work out some of the significant differences between the two versions — including significant differences in how the science investments in the bill are […]

Action Alert!: Urge Your Representatives to Support Science in the Stimulus!

February 2, 2009/In: Action Alerts, Economic Stimulus and Recovery, Funding, FY09 Appropriations /by Peter Harsha

Today we’re asking members of our Computing Research Advocacy Network (CRAN) — and anyone else with an interest in seeing fundamental research and research infrastructure budgets reflect their critical importance to the long-term health of U.S. economy and quality of life — to contact their representatives in Congress and urge their support for science funding […]