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Lawmakers and witnesses warn cuts to NSF grants and STEM programs threaten U.S. quantum workforce
Summary
Witnesses and members raised alarm over reported cuts to federal research and STEM education programs, saying reductions to NSF grants and other federal supports would undercut the pipeline of technicians, engineers and researchers needed for quantum industries.
At the House Science Committee hearing, multiple members and witnesses warned that recent or prospective cuts to federal research and STEM education programs would damage the pipeline of talent the quantum industry needs.
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren and other members cited the termination of nearly 1,500 active National Science Foundation grants and described impacts on physics and engineering education that feed the quantum workforce. "If we think we can support quantum leadership while helping to destroy the…
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