Washington, DC – Deeply concerned about major federal budget cuts to research and higher education at a time when other nations are steadily increasing investments in those areas, 165 university presidents and chancellors today called on leaders in Washington to close what they call the “innovation deficit.” In an open letter to President Obama and Congress published as […]

By George Cahlink, Editor www.CQ.com  The weeks ahead will bring debate on funding for the largest federal research programs, including the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. Democrats are planning to use action on spending bills in the Senate and House in coming weeks to make a clear case on differences with Republicans on […]

Senator Daniel Inouye, a Hawaii Democrat and long-time chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, died Monday evening at 88. Inouye was a Medal of Honor-winning World War II veteran and represented Hawaii in the Senate for four decades. Leahy In Line Vermont Democrat Patrick J. Leahy is likely to succeed Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii as chairman of […]