Letters

AAU letter to President Obama and Congressional Leaders to repeal sequestration and to ensure that further deficit reduction focuses on the primary source of long-term spending growth, entitlement programs, and on tax reform that encourages economic growth and raises revenues. economic growth and raises revenues.

Memorandum to Senate Colleagues, from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Budget Committee majority staff regarding where we stand heading toward upcoming budget cliffs and beginning work on a Senate budget resolution, January 24, 2012.

AAU President, Hunter R. Rawlings III, writes in support of legislation to remove restrictions on federal funding for firearms research.

Your new bill focuses on improving data standards and reporting, as well as streamlining financial reporting.

AAU letter to President Obama and Congressional leaders urging them to enact significant deficit reduction measures that address our long-term fiscal crisis while maintaining the nation’s ability to invest in its future.

The following letter is regarding one policy that is receiving significant attention in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations as a means of reducing federal tax expenditures—the federal income tax deduction for charitable donations.

AAU and APLU resend to policymakers the letter on the fiscal cliff sent to them July 2012 by 150 university presidents and chancellors from across the country.

AAU letter to President Obama and Congressional Leaders. The Task Force on American Innovation, representing a broad and diverse cross section of companies, universities, and professional societies, is deeply concerned about the impact of the upcoming budget sequestration on federally funded basic scientific research, both defense and nondefense. We strongly urge you to reach an agreement on measures that not only enable you to prevent the sequestration from occurring but also achieve significant long-term deficit reduction.

Congress writes to express strong support for the NIH proof-of-concept pilot program authorized by the SBIR-STTR reauthorization included in the defense authorization bill passed in December, 2011. 

University Leaders from 50 states urge the President and congressional leaders to avoid the year-end budget sequester and reach a balanced, long-term deficit-reduction agreement.