EMERGENCY ACTION ALERT
From the Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive
Sciences
The House Budget Committee has recommended the complete elimination of
NSF research funding for Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology,
Linguistics, Political Science, Economics, Geography, Cognitive Science,
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences, History of Science, and
Statistical Research for the Behavioral and Social Sciences-- as NSF's
contribution to balancing the Federal budget.
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The only way the course of events can be changed is for concerned
citizens to let their elected representatives know that they as voters do
not approve of these ideological cuts masquerading as budget balancing
measures. You must take it on yourself immediately to
1) write or call your own representative and senator's office to express
your disapproval
2) send a copy of your letter to: Robert Walker, George Brown (ranking
minority member of the Science Committee and a likely ally of behavioral
and social scientists), Jerry Lewis (Chairman of the House Appropriations
Subcommittee that appropriates money for the National Science
Foundation). And this next thing is equally important: SEND, FAX OR
EMAIL A COPY OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCE TO THE FEDERATION OF BEHAVIORAL,
PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES. We have to be able to monitor how
great an impact behavioral and social scientists are having, and the only
way we can do that is by keeping track of how many contacts from
scientists congressional offices have received. Any letter to Congress
may be addressed as follows: Representative's name, U.S. House of
Representatives (or U.S. Senate) Washington, D.C. 20515 (House) or 20510
(Senate). The Federation email is federation@apa.org. Federation fax is
(202) 336-6158. If you need more information, our telephone number is
(202) 336-5920.
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