Congressional spending panels last week looked favorably on basic research programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) but were skeptical about innovations proposed for 2010 by the Obama Administration. House of Representatives and Senate appropriators came very close to the president's $4.94 billion request for the Office of Science. But they showed little enthusiasm for Energy Secretary Steven Chu's plan to fund eight large energy research centers, with the House approving $35 miltion of the $280 million request and the Senate suggesting a way to spend $44 million.
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