Baldwin Announces Support for American Innovation Act

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Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced her support for the American Innovation Act, legislation introduced by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). With a decline in federal scientific research threatening Wisconsin's standing as a leader in discovery and innovation and our global competitiveness, this legislation will put funding for basic research on a consistent, steady growth path over the next decade by providing annual budget increases of 5 percent -- over and above inflation -- for cutting edge research at five important federal research agencies: The National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy Office of Science, the Department of Defense Science and Technology Programs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Scientific and Technical Research, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Directorate.

"In order for Wisconsin, and the rest of America, to continue to grow our economy and out-innovate the rest of the world, we must renew our commitment to investing in research, science and technology," said Baldwin. "I'm proud to support this critical legislation that will allow Wisconsin's researchers to spend less time figuring out how to cut their budgets and more time making game-changing discoveries that will continue to fuel our state's economic engine."

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