The science

 I wanted to do a little compare of the support for scientific research and development over the years, so that I can relate any current changes to those made during a large part of my life. What I have found is that since 1980 every leader of our country has added to the amount of money given to assist the pursuit scientific understanding. There seems to have been a general consensus that funding the sciences was a good way to spend a growing portion of the U.S.A.'s budget throughout the years. Per my quick review, there have been cuts to certain areas while other research received some boosts over the past 45 years, but overall money was added to the sciences. This review has found that the latrgest cuts overall have been proposed in two of the last three administrations.
It is recognized that even as some administrations sought to add to the overall budget for scientific research and development, some years this was negated by inflation. Still we have seen the largest cuts from science proposed in 2025 compared to any other term of an administration. This of course will not be the ruin of the world and we will have to see what businesses and individuals with deep enough pockets dig in to help keep our scientific understanding growing and moving forward with the rest of the world.
Below is what I received by searching changes in science funding during each presidents administration. 
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 1. Mathematics and physical sciences: Funding in these fields grew by 29% between 1980 and 1982. Basic research: Some agencies focused on basic research saw increases. For instance, the National Science Foundation's research budget grew from $893 million in 1980 to $969.7 million in 1982.
 2. National Science Foundation (NSF): Federal funding for the NSF, which primarily supports basic research, increased by 42.2% from FY1989 to FY1993.
 3. Expansion of health research: The administration made unprecedented investments in biomedical research, nearly doubling the budget for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by adding $10 billion between 1993 and 2001.
 4. Overall R&D spending: Total federal R&D funding increased by over 50% reaching $137 billion by 2006.
 5. federal R&D funding, when adjusted for inflation, declined by 15.6% between fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 2016. This happened despite an initial boost from the 2009 economic stimulus package and the administration's stated support for scientific research. Early boost from the Recovery Act. Early in the administration, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided a significant, one-time increase of $18.3 billion for federal R&D.This was part of the largest annual increase in research funding in U.S. history and helped fund ambitious initiatives, such as the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). NASA: The planetary sciences budget for NASA was cut by 20% in 2013, though other areas of NASA science, like Earth science, saw increases in later budget proposals.
 6. National Institutes of Health (NIH) had a proposed cuts of about 20% in 2017. However, Congress ultimately approved an increase of 8.3% for the NIH in 2018.National Science Foundation (NSF): For fiscal year 2018, the White House proposed a 10% cut, but the final spending package included a 3.9% increase for the NSF.Department of Energy (DOE): The administration requested cuts for the DOE's research arms, but Congress overrode these proposals and increased funding for programs like the Office of Science and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).NASA: The White House attempted to cut NASA's science and education programs, particularly those related to Earth science. Congress largely rejected these specific cuts, resulting in a 7.9% increase for NASA science programs in 2018.
 7. Overall federal research and development (R&D) funding saw a 5.0% increase in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 enacted budget, though funding changes varied widely by agency. While the administration's budget requests initially proposed larger increases, a divided Congress imposed strict spending caps that affected final appropriation levels.
 8. National Science Foundation (NSF): 56% cut, from $8.8 billion in fiscal year 2025 to $3.9 billion. For the NSF's Research and Related Activities account, the cut would be even deeper, at 60.8%. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a proposed 40% cut to the NIH's 2026 budget ($18 billion). In mid-2025, the Supreme Court allowed the administration to proceed with an estimated $2 billion in cuts and grant terminations.

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