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Congress is the body that decides budget, not the President. Convince Congress and you will win budget, and legislative directives to accomplish specific tasks.
by angry_octet 2y ago
Congress is the body that decides budget, not the President. Convince Congress and you will win budget, and legislative directives to accomplish specific tasks. Putting a man on the moon required Congress.
People are now routinely absolving GOP Congress critters, when they are the actual decision makers.
- ziddoap 2y agoI'm not sure how the NSF Director should/could by themselves convince congress to not do the funding cut, but sure.
- wizzwizz4 2y agoFred Rogers managed it with PBS. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fredrogerssenatetestimonypbs.htm https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fredrogerssenatete... Then again, that was Mr Rogers.
- angry_octet 1y agoBy back briefing them about all the impacts on their district/State, the stocks the own, the donors they will alienate, the attack material it provides their opponents, and conversely the opportunity to seize national prominence and respect of mega corps, science believers and donors. Play hardball, that's the job.