But Rep. George E. Brown, Jr. (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee--and regarded widely as Congress' No. 1 science expert--has expressed serious concern over the proposals and how they are likely to fare at the hands of his colleagues on Capitol Hill.
The budget, released early last month, includes a 6 percent increase for the National Science Foundation, up to a level of $3.2 billion next year, and a 4.7 percent increase for the National Institutes of Health, up to $10.994 billion in fiscal 1995, beginning on October 1.
Albert H. Teich, director of science and policy programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, observes that "the budget is consistent with what the administration has stated its priorities are. They're essentially putting their money where their mouth is."
Teich adds that, "considering the overall state of federal finances and the caps on discretionary ...
