May 18, 2007
Republicans Attack NSF Research Grants
Several Republican members of the House of Representatives were thwarted this month in their efforts to stop federal funds from going to nine research projects they characterized as frivolous.
Voting mostly along party lines, the House rejected two amendments that would have blocked the National Science Foundation from continuing to finance the projects. The House approved the underlying bill (HR 1867), which would set policy and increase spending ceilings for the agency.
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