123 Members of Congress signed onto a “Dear Colleague” letter urging House appropriators to include “robust and sustained” funding for the Department of Energy Office of Science in the FY23 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. The letter asks appropriators to use the authorized funding levels in the House-passed DOE Science for the Future Act (H.R. 3593) to “guide future appropriations.” “By prioritizing funding for DOE scientific research—thereby supporting both the human and physical capital—Congress will preserve our capacity to innovate, reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy, enhance our competitive edge in the global economy, improve our quality of life, ensure our national security, and create good American jobs well into the future,” the letter states.