On Monday (February 13), President Obama released his budget request for the 2013 fiscal year, totaling $3.8 trillion. In the science sector, he requested a 1 percent increase in research spending across the board.
However, as economic policy columnist Ezra Klein noted in the Washington Post, “Like the 2012 budget, (the 2013 budget) has no chance of being adopted by Congress.” Nevertheless, here’s how the various science-related agencies would fare if the science budget were approved as written.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Obama Seeks Science Stimulus | The Scientist
