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282 Senators Signal They're Prepared To Push Back Against NASA Cuts

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/10/2025 12:01 EDT

Senators Signal They're Prepared To Push Back Against NASA Cuts

Senators from both parties are preparing to challenge the Trump administration's proposed 24% cut to NASA's budget, with the Senate appropriations committee advancing a $24.9 billion allocation that matches the agency's 2025 funding levels.

The bipartisan pushback directly contradicts President Donald Trump's budget request, which sought to slash NASA's science portfolio funding nearly in half and terminate dozens of operating and planned missions. "We rejected cuts that would have devastated NASA science

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