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Committee member criticizes proposed cuts to Office of Science and ARPA‑E funding
Summary
During questioning at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, a committee member said the administration's budget request would cut the Office of Science by 14% and ARPA‑E by 57%, warning those reductions could weaken U.S. research capacity and lead to job losses at national laboratories.
A member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee criticized the administration's budget request on the grounds that it would substantially shrink federal research funding, saying the proposal includes a 14% cut to the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and a 57% cut to ARPA‑E.
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