To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Congress: End Federal Budget Sequestration
Limiting growth in basic research is fundamentally inconsistent with a healthy and viable economic development agenda. A swift resolution to sequestration will improve American competitiveness, which is vital for maintaining the United States' authority as a global power throughout the 21st century.
Why is this important?
As a first year Ph.D. student in the chemistry department at the University at Buffalo, the impending negative ramifications of federal budget sequestration as a result of Public Law 112-25 are of paramount interest to me. This issue directly impacts all fields of science, including my profession. Being an entry level scientist in an academic setting, I am deeply concerned about the longevity and availability of governmental scientific funding for public universities and national laboratories.