Sudip Parikh

The appropriations process isn't glamorous, but it is one of the last places that bipartisan legislation happens regularly, according to Sudip Parikh of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Parikh says we owe many significant scientific achievements to this kind of funding, like the billions of dollars the country has invested into HIV and AIDS research.

For 2026, Congress protected more than $10 billion for federal science agencies.

from President Trump's proposed cuts.

Katie Riddle, NPR News.

I can point to Magic Johnson.

And I can say the fact that magic is still alive 35 years later is a miracle created by an appropriations bill.