Research!America Urges Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearing for NSF Director
Arlington, Va. – Research!America is reiterating its call for the Senate to hold a public confirmation hearing for James O’Neill as head of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The Senate HELP Committee is scheduled to hold an executive session next week, Nov. 18, which may include a vote on O’Neill’s nomination, but it has not taken the usual step of holding a public confirmation hearing prior to the vote. Research!America was one of 51 signers on a May 14 Coalition for National Science Funding letter that urged the committee to hold a hearing for O’Neill.
“The NSF director holds a position that has a major impact on the nation’s science and technology enterprise, making a public hearing critical,” said Research!America President and CEO Russ Paulsen. “At a time when we are in a close competition with China over S&T global leadership, the public deserves to hear the nominee’s vision and objectives for this strategically critical agency.”
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