Obama Seeks $12.8 Billion to Expand Clean-Energy Research
- Majority of funding supports Department of Energy programs
- Republicans have rejected helping enact Obama budget plan
President Barack Obama addresses the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 38th anniversary awards gala at the Washington Convention Center on Oct. 8, 2015, in Washington.
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President Barack Obama wants to double U.S. investment in clean-energy research and development, to $12.8 billion by 2021, as part of a broader commitment to curb the effects of climate change.
The administration is seeking $7.7 billion in discretionary funding in fiscal 2017 to boost funding for the research at 12 federal agencies, according to a White House fact sheet released Saturday. The funding would increase by 15 percent a year through fiscal 2021.