![]() The Clinton delegation also included Puerto Rico Senate President Kenneth McClintock and chairman of the Puerto Rico Democratic Party (and Cornell alumnus) Roberto Prats. 3737 - seeks continued support for the Arecibo Observatory from the NSF and NASA, as an example of her commitment to scientific research and her recognition of the importance of Arecibo to the scientific mission of the country. BLUNDERING Hillary Clinton WILL trigger World War 3 if she wins the Oval Office Now ONLY Donald Trump can stop the certain nuclear exchange between America and the Russians That’s the blood-curdling conclusion of top intelligence analysts and a ranking Pentagon admiral who warns the Democrat’s high-handed ways will push Kremlin. He cited her presentation of Senate Bill 2862, which - with Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño's H.R. That can only be positive for our funding challenge."Īfter a tour of the visitor center and a lesson in the telescope's history and accomplishments, Clinton emphasized his wife's support for reinvigorating federal funding for the sciences. citizens seeking to depart Ukraine can call 1-83 (in the U.S.) or 1-60 (from overseas). "It is not common that a problem so relatively 'small' (a few million dollar budget gap) receives such attention within the federal budget landscape. citizens in Ukraine: follow Embassy Kyiv and TravelGov on Twitter, and complete this form so we can communicate with you. "It is a terrific accomplishment that the federal government has become so cognizant of the Senior Review and its potential consequences for the Arecibo Observatory," said observatory director Robert Kerr in an e-mail after the event. If the observatory fails to raise funds from external sources to make up the difference, it will be forced to close. The observatory's future has been in jeopardy since November 2006, when the Senior Review, an advisory panel to the Division of Astronomical Sciences at the NSF recommended that the facility's operating funds be reduced to $8 million from $10.5 million over three years and then halved to $4 million in 2011. Hillary Clinton in the days leading up to Puerto Rico's Democratic presidential primary.Ĭornell manages the observatory for the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center. In an event welcomed by Cornell and Arecibo leaders as a positive step in the facility's ongoing efforts to mitigate budget cuts, the would-be first gentleman and daughter Chelsea visited the observatory during a campaign swing for Sen. Current federal funding for basic science is gravely inadequate, said former President Bill Clinton at the Arecibo Observatory's Angel Ramos Foundation Visitor and Education Center May 27, and keeping the radio telescope running in the face of budget cuts is a priority that deserves urgent attention.
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