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Keynote Address
Pages 1-6

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... Materials science underpins every product and process on which our modern society depends. As I visit the universities and laboratories in my home state, I'm constantly reminded of the importance of your work to develop advanced materials and to better understand the science of current materials.
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... Neutron scattering sources, like LANSCE at Los Alamos, or advanced light sources, like those at BrooPhaven or Argonne, are important in your work. Progress in your field depends on adequate funding, from both government and private sectors.
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... If we focus too much on strictly medical research, we don't advance the other sciences in tandem, and we may miss opportunities for new breakthroughs. The bill also supports research ranging from fundamental research to precompetitive engineering studies.
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... As we look into the future, projections based on our continued economic strength paint a very rosy picture. We can anticipate a dramatic reduction in the public debt as a fraction of the gross domestic product, even as we maintain the security of the Social Security system.
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... The National Spallation Neutron Source, which received marginal funding last year, is up $163 million in the current budget proposal, but the senator will be carefully reviewing this item. He has proposed that there be a separate department for security in DOE, and this will also be an area for review.
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... If an agency gets ahead of that schedule, it is dropped out of the calculation until the others reach the same percentage increase. As well as supporting a wide range of technical areas, the bill covers the full range from fundamental research through precompetitive engineering.
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