The Task Force on American Innovation, of which AAU is a member, recently send sent a letter to Congressional Appropriations Committee Leaders encouraging bipartisan support for significant investments in research and development and urging prompt completion of the FY20 appropriations process. The letter requests robust investment in scientific and engineering R&D in the DOE Office of Science, the National Nuclear Security Administration, ARPA-E, NSF, NASA, NIST, and the Defense Department. "It remains imperative that you commit to stable, continuous and robust funding for these agencies the help strengthen the U.S. economy, grow the U.S. workforce, and maintain U.S. leadership in innovation," the coalition says.