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Congressional science panel pushes for more energy research
By: Adrian Cho Last month, the Biden administration proposed boosting the budget for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) basic research wing, the Office of Science, by 5.7% to $7.4 billion for fiscal year 2022. Members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology think the agency, the single largest U.S. funder of the physical sciences, […]
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Congressman Says More Power Storage Essential for Green Energy Industry to Thrive
Interview and podcast by: Ethan Kruger Democratic Congressman Bill Foster says that not only should there be more renewable energy, but that there also needs to be a way to store it. Foster says there is funding on the way for green energy and renewable energy storage. Foster also says that long distance transmission of […]
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House Sends Massive Coronavirus Relief Bill to Biden
BY JENNIFER SHUTT | The House cleared a $1.86 trillion COVID-19 relief package Wednesday that would provide an expanded safety net to millions of Americans enduring medical and financial fallout from the year-old pandemic. It would increase for a year the child tax credit, make health insurance purchased on federal exchanges less expensive for two […]
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Congressman Foster, Quigley, Schneider, Casten, and Congresswoman Schakowsky Endorse Robin Kelly for Chair
ILLINOIS — Today, Congressman Bill Foster, Congressman Mike Quigley, Congressman Brad Schneider, Congressman Sean Casten, and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky announced their endorsement of Congresswoman Robin Kelly for Chair of the Illinois Democratic Party. Rep. Casten said, “Having multiple exceptional & qualified women running to lead the Illinois Democratic Party is a good problem to have […]
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