U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Senate has included $80 million鈥攁 $5 million increase over Fiscal Year (FY) 2018鈥攆or the University鈥檚 Laboratory for Laser Energetics as part of its version of the FY 2019 energy and water appropriations bill.
This Senate bill must now be reconciled with the House of Representatives鈥� bill, which included $68 million for LLE. Importantly, both bills reject the Administration鈥檚 budget request to cut the Lab鈥檚 funding dramatically in FY19 and phase out of all federal support for LLE in three years.
鈥淥n behalf of the 人妻少妇专区 and the 350 scientists, engineers and staff at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, I want to express my profound gratitude to Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Senator Gillibrand for their incredible leadership and support,鈥� said University President Richard Feldman. 鈥淲e also thank Sen. Schumer for his recent visit to the Lab. I also want to thank Reps. Chris Collins and Reed, as well as the other members of the New York House delegation for their efforts to maintain support for this unique national resource that is vital for our national security and for science and education.鈥�
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