Protect NSF — Reject Illegal DOGE Funding Cuts

I am a resident of your district. I am writing to you because of the recent cuts to the National Science Foundation.  On Friday, May 2, a massive blow to NSF-funded research was announced. This amounted to a 30% cut to grants that support crucial scientific research across the US. Additionally, the President’s proposed budget would cut NSF funding by 55%. Further restructuring and downsizing were announced on May 9, including the dissolution of the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM. In the past fiscal year, NSF directly supported 357,600 researchers, postdoctoral fellows, trainees, teachers and students at 1,850 universities, colleges and institutions. Slashing the budget would not only erode that effort, but have debilitating financial impacts to local economies, especially in rural areas. For almost 75 years, the National Science Foundation has funded scientific research, national security, innovation and leadership across our nation. It has established US global dominance in the sciences and driven the American economy. 
This unwise policy will threaten US scientific leadership. Undermining scientific research will disrupt the lives of millions of Americans who depend on the innovations produced by NSF-funded research. I’m calling upon my elected representatives to oppose any budget bill that cuts funding for NSF and to condemn the ongoing attempts to undermine essential scientific research funded by NSF.