The White House sent Congress a 1997 budget plan on 19 March that would boost U.S. science and technology funding by 1.6%, while most areas of federal spending would decline. Science Adviser Jack Gibbons touted the $73 billion proposed for civilian and defense R&D—a $1 billion increase over the likely 1996 level—as proof that President Bill Clinton intends to protect science spending despite a push to balance the budget by 2002. But these figures are far from being money in the bank.
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