BushCo budget punishes physical sciences—again

"The good news in this budget request is the proposed increase in Federal research and development.  The bad news is that that increase is less than the projected rate of inflation.  Once again, we are investing less than the rate of inflation at a time when many of our international competitors are increasing their investment in science and technology research faster than ever before.” —Bart Gordon (R-TN), House Science Committee hearing on the 2007 budget request of the BushCo Administration regarding funding for physical sciences research.