The House Science Committee tried last month to determine how government research programs would be affected by President Clinton's plan for severe cuts in total spending to balance the federal budget by the year 2002. But after several hours of testimony by budget specialists, the fiscal fog had thickened to the point where Rep. John Olver (D-Mass.) exclaimed in exasperation, "This is truly 'Alice in Wonderland' what we're looking at here."
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