'Worthy Grants Should Be Reinstated': Tammy Baldwin Urges Bipartisan Action On Cancelled Grants

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In a Senate Appropriations Committee business meeting on Thursday, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) discussed reinstating federal grants.

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00:00Senator Baldwin.

00:02Filling some time as he approaches the DS.

00:07I had an opportunity to have a brief conversation with the chairman following the vote on my amendment to restore some of the NSF grant funds.

00:19I listened to the chairman's objection to that amendment as not having sufficient exceptions.

00:27We pointed to financial mismanagement as one reason not to renew a grant, but he had a couple of others.

00:35I would like to work on an amendment. We were trying to do so during this break.

00:39I believe we did not accomplish that in that timeframe, but I would ask for the chairman's commitment to do that

00:47because we have seen this administration cancel numerous grants in all of our states,

00:54and I think those worthy grants should be reinstated as per our power and authority as an appropriations committee to fund

01:03and expect that the department will expend those funds as we designed.

01:09Senator Moran.

01:12Senator Baldwin, I regret that we were unable to have further conversations during this break,

01:17although I was not absent from conversations.

01:20And I pledge to you that we'll work together to see if there's common ground to advance this language,

01:27some form of this language on the Senate floor should this bill arrive there.

01:33Let's hope it does.

01:35Senator Baldwin, I also want to express my willingness to work with you on this issue.

01:44I think it is very important. I think we do need more exceptions.

01:49And I think this is something that can be worked out for the floor.

01:55I appreciate that, Madam Chair.

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