Chips on the table

Summer is rapidly approaching—time is running out for Congress to agree on R&D spending

After months of negotiations, Democrats and Republicans seem no closer to reaching a consensus on a massive innovation package intended to boost the US’s global competitiveness in science and tech.

With just days to go until Congress members leave the capital for summer recess, pressure is building on the Biden administration to pass something, anything, before the mid-term elections in November.