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By Zeke Torres Apr 16, 2021 12:38 AM (WTWO/WAWV) --- Ranging from the possible addition of Supreme Court justices, a proposed increase in infrastructure, and the withdrawment of United States troops from Afghanistan, there have been heavily discussed topics at the nation's capitol. For United States Senator Todd Young he's recently discussed a proposed bill in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Endless Frontier Act. Young says the bill aims to increase the amount of money invested in technology in the United States to remain globally compe...

First round of hearings by Congress back a more muscular NSF Apr. 15, 2021 , 3:20 PM The U.S. Congress this week got its first chance to weigh in on proposals to expand the mission and massively boost the budget of the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the initial response was positive. During three committee hearings, most legislators seemed to like the idea, although some expressed reservations about its size and scope—up to $100 billion over 5 years, with half going to a new technology directorate. And everybody wanted more details. Supporters said a budget boost at the $8.5 billion...

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital Congress. The House and Senate are back in session this week. The House is set to consider the Paycheck Fairness Act this week (H.R. 7), which would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to promote equal pay for men and women performing the same job, and they will also consider the Senate’s amendment on the bill to extend the current moratorium on the Medicare sequester (H.R. 1868). Outside of the bills scheduled for floor action, Democrats will continue working on the FY22 appropriations process and President Joe Biden’s infrastructure...

© Getty As Americans take vaccines and benefit from new therapeutics for COVID-19, they should take stock of the irreplaceable role that decades of research — much of it done at America’s leading research universities — has played during this battle. And, as we recognize the central importance of research, we must also prepare for the next pandemic by renewing America’s commitment to private, state and federal funding for scientific research. Universities in the United States have suffered historic financial strain due to the pandemic. In addition to the extra costs of safety precaut...

By JEFF STEIN AND JEANNE WHALEN | The Washington Post | Published: March 10, 2021 WASHINGTON — As the White House continues to work on another major spending bill to follow the $1.9 trillion stimulus, momentum is beginning to gather for what might become Congress' second big piece of legislation in the Biden era: a bill aimed at countering China's economic influence. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has been working on legislation that takes aim to counter China's rising global power and proposes funding aimed at bolstering U.S. manufacturing and supply chains, among other me...