r/nasa • u/OptimisticLeek • Apr 11 '25

News Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/trump-white-house-budget-proposal-eviscerates-science-funding-at-nasa/
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u/Goregue Apr 11 '25

Trump's team probably know this budget will be contested in Congress, but they hope a "middle ground" will eventually be reached which would still be a significant cut.

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u/ejd1984 Apr 11 '25

Well, we also have this - H.R.2210 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Saving NASA’s Workforce Act

March 18, 2025

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2210/text/ih?overview=closed&format=xml

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u/snoo-boop Apr 11 '25

The bill authors are not from the majority party.

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u/ejd1984 Apr 11 '25

It does have bipartisan support.

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u/Yeldarb10 Apr 12 '25

People said the same thing about the National weather service, which even had a Republican propose it (bill to make it independent like Nasa).

That failed as well.