NC Scientists, Please contact our representatives about the budget for NIH/NSF. A simple example script in comments
whosmyrep.org/Senator Thom Tillis, 202-224-6342
Senator Ted Budd, 202-224-3154
Representative Foushee, 202-225-1784 (Chapel Hill Durham)
Representative Ross, 202-225-3032 (Raleigh)
including AskBio, Liuquidia Technologies, Altis Biosystems, Locus Biosciences, SelSym Biotech, Galaxy Diagnostics, Ummino, Precision Biosciences, and Ten63 Therapeutics to name a few.
I am calling to urge the Senator/Representative to protect the NIH and NSF from a second year of drastic funding cuts, as proposed by the White House. These agencies—and the science they enable—have already suffered serious setbacks.
Unfortunately, actions taken last year have led to job losses, grant terminations, and halted research and have already had a significant impact on __ and consequently the NC economy