"Overall, the president's budget would bring total federal investments in scientific research spending to a 40-year low," Corb says. "Further, the president's budget, which cuts nondefense discretionary spending while significantly increasing defense spending, eliminates the parity between defense and nondefense spending that has been a hallmark of America's recent fiscal policy."
During their 30-minute meeting in the Vatican today, Pope Francis presented President Trump with a copy of his 2015 encyclical letter on the environment and climate change.