Government funding expands for science and research

I am here today to set this goal: We will devote more than three percent of our GDP to research and development. We will not just meet, but we will exceed the level acheived at the height of the Space Race, through policies that invest in basic and applied research, create new incentives for private innovations, promote breakthroughs in energy and medicine, and improve education in math and science. This represents the largest commitment to scientific research and innovation in American history.

— Obama announces expansion of government funding for science and research at the National Academy of Sciences. He also makes the first of many comments on the H1N1 flu outbreak, cautioning against alarm

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