For 2006, for most areas, it's looking pretty bad. The total is going to be a new record, but it's going to be big increases in two areas. Obviously, those are big priorities but in an overall budget in which Congress and the president are trying to cut domestic spending, all other R&D programs are flat at best and falling in most cases. |
The Bush administration and Congress continue to cut domestic funding as the primary way to cut the deficit. |