October 28, 2011 The Honorable Patty Murray The Honorable Jeb Hensarling Co-Chair, Joint Select Committee Co-Chair, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Deficit Reduction U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives 448 Russell Senate Office Building 129 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washingt

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 A letter to OMB Director Jacob Lew urging the Administration to continue to make federal student aid and basic research priorities for strategic investment spending in the FY13 budget. 

STATEMENT ON THE FEDERAL DEFICIT As representatives of the nations business, university, science and engineering communities, we believe the future of our nation depends on our willingness to take immediate actions to rein in the federal deficit and drive economic growth. Americans know the exploding federal debt is un

 A group of five higher education associations, including AAU, submitted comments to the Department of Commerce on April 1 regarding the Administration's Strategy for American Innovation. 

 The Task Force on American Innovation commends the fiscal commission report for its commitment to investment in research and education. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Barry Toiv December 1, 2010 202-408-7500, barry_toiv@aau.edu AAU PRAISES BOWLES-SIMPSON FISCAL REPORT The Association of American Universities (AAU), an association that includes 61 leading public and private U.S. research universities, today praised the report issued by the National Comm

 The Task Force on American Innovation urges the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to recognize the importance to the nation's economy of continuing to make new investments in education, science, and technology even as the panel develops recommendations to reduce the federal deficit. 

"AAU’s mission is to advance basic research and higher education, particularly graduate education. These are two critical areas of investment for America’s future, as they produce the ideas and people essential to innovation – the foundation of economic growth, improved health, and strengthened national and homeland security.."