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The Trump Administration’s new budget proposal for Congress features significant cuts to scientific research that go even further than the thousands of grants already gutted in the first few months of the Administration.

The proposal calls for an $18 billion reduction from the National Institutes of Health –about 37% of its current budget, despite recent findings that NIH grants fueled nearly $100 billion in economic activity last year, including support for over 400,000 jobs. It also calls for slashing nearly $4 billion from the CDC’s budget, as well as billions more from the Department of Energy and the EPA that directly impact research.

As had been suggested by earlier reports, the Administration’s proposal also calls for a 24% cut to NASA, including a 47% cut to its science budget. That includes portions of NASA’s satellite missions that monitor weather and natural disasters. “We urge Congress to swiftly reject this destructive proposal,” said nonprofit Planetary Society in a statement.

Meanwhile, the European Union is incentivizing American scientists to relocate. Earlier this week, it announced a half billion Euro incentive package to fund research projects with an aim of attracting foreign scientists. European Commission President........

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