Abstract
The national elections undoubtedly will have an impact on the future political plans of the Democrats and Republicans, but the foundations in Congress that uphold the science and technology infrastructure have remained unchanged. Neither retirements nor election defeats in the Senate or House should change the relatively good relationship that has arisen between science policymakers and members of Congress. The elections were a real confirmation of the congressional status quo. In the Senate, the number of Republicans and Democrats remained exactly the same, 55 to 45, which continues to give Democrats the power to sustain presidential vetoes and prevent legislation from coming to the floor by filibustering. In the House, with its 435 elections, only five members running for reelection lost, although the Democrats did pick up five seats, slightly lowering the Republican majority to 223 to 211, with one independent. The tighter majority will make it much harder to pass controversial legislation favored by ...
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