Sen. Manchin Announces National Science Foundation Decision to Keep Green Bank Observatory Open
July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Senator Manchin (D-WV) announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) decision to keep the Green Bank Observatory in Pocahontas County open. In 2012, NSF recommended divesting the facility. In response, as a member of the Appropriations Committee overseeing NSF's budget, Senator Manchin made sure to include provisions in the 2018 spending bill preventing NSF from divesting itself . . .
Senator Manchin (D-WV) announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) decision to keep the Green Bank Observatory in Pocahontas County open. In 2012, NSF recommended divesting the facility. In response, as a member of the Appropriations Committee overseeing NSF's budget, Senator Manchin made sure to include provisions in the 2018 spending bill preventing NSF from divesting itself . . .