At the same time, they differ over whether it makes sense to build the superconducting supercollider and space station Freedom. In addition, they would reexamine--and possibly reapportion to more pressing domestic needs--the billions of dollars now being spent at the Energy Department's national laboratories.
That assessment is based largely on their replies to a questionnaire drawn up by The Scientist on science and technology policy issues and, to a lesser extent, their public statements or voting records in Congress.
The seven-question survey sought the candidates' views on topics such as indirect costs recovery and precollege science and math education, as well as how they would pay for any new spending proposals.
While those replies provide some clue as to what these men might do on scientific matters after moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., they're not saying much about the subject as they woo voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and here ...
