Reception on Capitol Hill - What Makes a Good Math Teacher? 

NSBP, along with NSHP and APS, will co-host a reception for Representative Bill Foster on Wednesday, July 16th..  The event will be in room B369 of the Rayburn House Office Building, 6:00-7:30pm.  All are invited. 

Dr. Bill Foster is a Ph.D. physicist and a former researcher at Fermi National Lab.   There he played a leading role in several groundbreaking experiments in elementary particle physics, and  managed several multimillion dollar projects.  He is an APS Fellow.

He recently became a Member of Congress after winning a special election in Illinois to replace former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.  Congressman Foster represents the district that contains Fermi National Lab.  He is 1 of 3 physicists currently serving in the Congress. 

The supplemental appropriations bill is still progressing in the House.  The current effort to pass a supplemental appropriation bill is primarily intended to fund the war efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.  The President has said that he will veto the bill if it contains funding for domestic programs, including science.  Ignoring that threat, the Senate passed a bill that provided a $1.2B appropriation for science by a veto-proof majority.  But it is not clear if the House is willing to do likewise.   Recent statements from Speaker Pelosi indicate that the House is more concerned about passing a bill that the President will not veto. 

Please continue to call and write to your Representative in the House and to the White House to tell them that it is important to fully fund the America COMPETES Act this fiscal year.