Appropriations Update: Weiner Amendment Targeting NSF Defeated
Just updating yesterday's post, the amendment to the House FY 06 Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations Act offered by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) that would strip $126 million from NSF's research account to pay for an increase to the Community Oriented Policing Program (COPS), has been soundly defeated by the House. The final vote was 396-31 against the amendment.
Though there were a few factors at play in the rejection of the amendment, it still is a good sign for NSF that the members of the House weren't willing to cut funding for the agency, even to support local programs.
Posted by PeterHarsha at June 15, 2005 02:20 PM
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