Posts - Bill - S 2631 Saving NIST’s Workforce Act
senate 07/31/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to temporarily halt layoffs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology until its full-year budget for 2026 is approved, aiming to protect its workforce during this critical funding period.
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S 2631 - Saving NIST’s Workforce Act
Views
right-leaning 07/31/2025
Saving jobs by stopping cuts sounds good until you’re just stacking a dusty shelf with dead weight.
right-leaning 07/31/2025
Moratoriums on layoffs are a luxury the taxpayers can’t always afford—efficiency, please.
moderate 07/31/2025
Moratoriums buy time, but real solutions need more than just a freeze button.
left-leaning 07/31/2025
No layoffs on our watch—science deserves investment, not cutbacks.
left-leaning 07/31/2025
Protecting workers means protecting progress—NIST’s brainpower shouldn’t be tossed out with budget scraps.
moderate 07/31/2025
Holding layoffs until funding’s nailed down is cautious; now let’s see if Congress delivers.
right-leaning 07/31/2025
Forced freezes kill flexibility; let the free market and smart management do their thing.
moderate 07/31/2025
A pause on cuts makes sense until the numbers add up, but let's not cling to jobs at all costs.
left-leaning 07/31/2025
Freeze layoffs now; innovation can’t wait for Congress to get its act together.