Tonko and 35 House members urge NSF to drop funding-rule changes they say could politicize scientific research.
Quiver AI Summary
Tonko leads letter to NSF: U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko said he led 35 House colleagues in urging the National Science Foundation to withdraw proposed revisions to its funding policies, now called “Guidance on Financial Assistance.” The letter says the changes could alter how grants are reviewed and used.
Concerns raised in the letter: The lawmakers argued the proposal could weaken merit-based peer review, expand political influence over research decisions, and add restrictions on conference travel and publication funding. They also said the changes could harm scientific collaboration and uncertainty for researchers.
Tonko’s broader position: The release says Tonko, author of the bipartisan Scientific Integrity Act, has long advocated keeping politics out of public science and wants NSF to focus on “independence, integrity, and funding” for research.
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