More than 30 science groups urge Congress to swiftly pass competition bill

Congress should move quickly to pass a China-focused competition bill that that offers additional funding to science agencies and incentives to industry, a group of more than 30 science and engineering associations said on Friday. In a July 1 letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the minority leaders of both chambers, the organizations urged Congress to pass a competition bill by the end of the month, adding “delay or failure should not...