Posted by Sabrina Eaton/Plain Dealer Washington Bureau February 06, 2009 18:32PM
Categories: Congress

WASHINGTON -- Cleveland Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge has been named vice-chair of the House Science Committee's Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, which oversees all programs at the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The subcommitee handles issues related to basic research, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, science policy and U.S. academic research, Fudge's office said.

"We have a very unique opportunity to elevate science once again," Fudge said in a press statement. "We have a White House and a Congress committed to affording scientists a platform to develop new innovation and technology for a more sustainable world. I am ready to work diligently for the residents of Ohio."

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2009/02/fudge_named_vicechair_of_scien.html

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