WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's unprecedented termination (https://apnews.com/article/national-science-board-nsf-trump-6a23f3ab1b4c6eb131b4e79d95b3536f) of members of the National Science Board. The National Science Board helps guide the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its support for technological and scientific research and innovation.
"The abrupt termination of members of the National Science Board represents a dangerous attack on the institutions and expertise that drive American innovat...