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01-SGA4
on Sep 9, 2001
Resolution: the Southern Governors' Association resolution:
Source: Resolution of Southern Governor's Assn. on Federal R&D
Whereas, the federal government’s investment in research and development (R&D) has dropped from 70% of total, national R&D at the height of the “cold war” to merely 27% in 1999; and, Whereas, federal R&D spending has dropped from 1.5% of the Gross National Product (GDP) in 1987 to only 0.6% today; and, Whereas, industry-sponsored R&D has off-set this decline by merely growing from 1.5% of GDP in 1987 to 1.6% today; and, Whereas, federal leadership in technology transfer is of critical importance to the development and commercialization of established intellectual property; and, Whereas, broadband, high-speed Internet technology is an essential asset to support the New Economy and foster a climate to aid R&D efforts; and, Whereas, the advancement of digital government can foster supportive services important to research and development including cataloging of labor, statistics and venture capital,
and further, can enhance citizen access and coordination of government information and services; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Southern Governors’ Association urges Congress and the Administration to:- Substantially increase all areas of research and development funding, and enact a permanent tax incentive for R&D and a tax election to exchange research-related benefits for a refundable tax credit;
- Pass legislation to bolster federal technology transfer efforts, ensuring that a sense of urgency exists in tech transfer officers of government agencies;
- Support legislation and regulations that will speed the deployment of broadband, high speed Internet networking throughout the nation; and,
- Establish a federal chief information office within the Office of Management and Budget.
- Topic: Technology
- Headline: Permanent R&D tax incentive & more R&D funding
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 01-SGA4 |
| Roy Barnes |
s1s | GA Former Democratic Governor (1999-2002) | |
| Mike Easley |
s1s | NC Democrat Governor (elected 2000; retired 2008) | |
| Parris Glendening |
s1s | MD Former Democratic Governor (1995-2002) | |
| Jim Hodges |
s1s | SC00 Former Democratic Governor (1999-2002) | |
| Bob Holden |
s1s | MO Former Democratic Governor (2001-2004) | |
| Ronnie Musgrove |
s1s | MS Democratic challenger (2008), previously Governor | |
| Paul Patton |
s1s | KY Former Democrat Governor (1995-2003) | |
| Don Siegelman |
s1s | AL Former Democratic Governor (1999-2002) | |
| Bob Wise |
s1s | West Virginia Democrat | |
Republicans
participating in 01-SGA4 |
| Jeb Bush |
s1s | FL Republican Governor | |
| Mike Foster |
s1s | LA Former Republican Governor (1996-2003) | |
| Jim Gilmore |
s1s | VA Republican Senate Challenger; previously Governor | |
| Frank Keating |
s1s | OK00 Former Republican Governor (1995-2002) | |
| Rick Perry |
s1s | TX Republican Governor | |
| Don Sundquist |
s1s | TN00 Former Republican Governor (1995-2002) | |
Independents
participating in 01-SGA4 |
| Sila Calderon |
s1s | PR00 Former Puerto Rico Governor (2001-2004) | |
| Mike Huckabee |
s1o | AR Former GOP Governor (1996-2006); Pres. candidate (2008) | |
| Charles Turnbull |
s1s | VI00 Former Virgin Islands Governor | |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
9
Republicans:
6
Independents:
3 |
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