Government Can Do More to Support Science and Innovation

Focus on infrastructure, information sharing, and separating scientific advisors from regulators.

The U.S. government is divided and so are the people. But perhaps we can all agree that the economic growth of the 20th century, driven by robust markets and technological innovation, was good for everyone. The government can do more than most policy makers realize to sustain this long-term, broadly shared growth through investment in science.

I have three recommendations for the 116th Congress to support the sciences and foster innovation:

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