Dear Colleagues, Dr. Orbach addressed the House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee on March 13. He discussed the FY09 budget request for DOE's Office of Science. The text of his statement can be found online at: http://www.sc.doe.gov/Budget_and_Planning/Budget_Rollouts/RLO%20HEWD%20March%2013%202008%20Testimony.pdf His oral testimony can be found at: http://www.sc.doe.gov/News_Information/speeches/March%2013.html The AIP has issued an FYI on this meeting, with Chairman Peter Visclosky's opening comments. This can be found online at: http://www.aip.org/fyi/2008/036.html Norman Graf