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Additional budget details are expected to be released over the next week. The initial draft will be replaced as soon as a more detailed version is available.

The Science Coalition (TSC) released the following statement in advance of President Trump’s State of the Union, urging the Administration and Congress to reach agreement on a long-term federal spending proposal.

Dear Chairmen Shelby and Lowey and Ranking Members Leahy and Granger: On behalf of the Association of American Universities, the association of America's leading research universities, we urge you to reach a bipartisan agreement on remaining FY19 appropriations decisions before the current continuing resolution expires.

We are pleased that the federal government has announced it will reopen fully as soon as the necessary processes are completed in Washington, D.C. We are especially pleased that our federal colleagues and the rest of our tight-knit community can begin to move beyond the many challenges the shutdown has caused.

Aside from a few exceptions (e.g., National Institutes of Health and U.S. Departments of Energy and Education), most federal funding agencies remain closed due to the partial government shutdown. As we move into the fourth week of the

The partial federal government shutdown initiated on December 21 is now the longest such shutdown in U.S. history. While labeled a “partial” shutdown, its effects are real and growing. In spite of the many real challenges posed by the shutdown, the vast majority of the university’s work is continuing without interruption, even as we monitor and respond to specific impacts to our community.