Pause on Federal Grants - MD25-13

[88man]

I know you guys are just waiting to see the Epstein files released. Thank god these guys are moving fast it won't be long until our conservation projects are fully funded.

 

[Hunting Wife]

The first glimmer of hope I’ve seen that they might possibly leave money in the budget for conservation.

Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved

Shares of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin were under pressure after President Donald Trump raised the idea of large cuts to defense spending.

www.nbcsandiego.com

 

[Little Canyon Creek]

I support funding science research. No argument there. But not all of the paused grants are necessarily the purview of the USG. But more importantly, all grants should be 100% auditable so that the taxpayer, through the elected officials, can be sure those monies are being spent as intended and not siphoned off to fund pet projects or fund friends and political donors. I see no issues looking under the hood on this matter. And if there are no issues, then the work can continue. Pausing current efforts while the audit is performed is oftentimes necessary albeit painful. I have been on both sides of that coin.

H1B's are a bandaid. Not a solution. But sometimes you need a bandaid until a better fix can be arranged.

Jesus, what do you think is happening with this money? I am a postdoc at one of three No. 1 (tied) ranked institutions for chemistry. In our lab we are using ancient equipment, some of it barely functional, handed down to us in order to save money for salaries and consumables (chemicals, test tubes, etc.). The printer paper and ink for our lab is coming out of the personal pocket of my boss. All of our purchases go through a centralized system that can be easily audited. What you are fantasizing about is simply not happening. Furthermore, some of the rise in indirect costs is due to increased regulations and oversight imposed by the federal government.

What the current administration is doing with federal grants is going to have a negative impact on research of all flavors, ranging from biomedical to technology to wildlife ecology. It is also also going to negatively impact wildlife conservation projects. How much of a negative impact it will have, and the degree to which it effects the economy and the environment, is yet to be seen. I hope the impact can be minimized, but I don't know what is going to happen.

 

[LWC55]

They aren't doing so holding hands like you seem to think. Like I said that's so 1990.

Too many of them that were corrupt in the 90’s are still corrupt. #termlimits

 

[BuzzH]

Too many of them that were corrupt in the 90’s are still corrupt. #termlimits

#fantasyland