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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Timothy Pratt

‘The purpose of the rule is fascism’: scientists fight back against planned Trump research cuts

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Stand for Science protesters carrying signs opposing cuts to scientific research by the Trump administration. Photograph: Melinda Crawford/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

While waiting to board her flight home at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport recently, Colette Delawalla was reviewing a list of possible impacts from a proposed Trump administration rule on controlling federal money, including grants for research.

Delawalla, the founder of the group Stand Up for Science, had just completed a three-day visit to Capitol Hill, where she met one by one with more than 30 members of Congress, part of a full-court press the organization has launched in recent weeks, sounding the alarm on the office of management and budget (OMB) proposal.

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