Wilshaw pointed out that child protection services were experiencing stark increases in demand at a time when the government was making large cuts to council budgets, putting intense pressure on safeguarding services.
They have horrific research and development budgets but intense competitive pressures, meaning they can rarely recoup the enormous investments they make getting products out the door.
Mr. Silver's announcement capped a day of intense budget negotiations.
He agreed later to balance the budget, albeit under intense Republican pressure.
What will happen at the end of next year when the Bush tax cuts expire is already a matter of intense budget negotiations.
But Mr. McDonough, appearing before reporters alongside the secretary of veterans affairs, Eric K. Shinseki, asserted that the proposed increases — coming amid intense budget cutting across the federal government — underscored Mr. Obama's priorities.
Faced with the threat of budget cuts and intense competition for the money that remains, scientists around the world are instead turning directly to the public for the help they need.
On Friday, the state controller, John Chiang, and the treasurer, Bill Lockyer, are expected to testify about the state's dire situation, followed by public hearings and intense budget negotiations between the Democratic-controlled Legislathee and the Republican governor.
Would this plan have seen the light of day if Lawson hadn't faced such intense budget cuts?
"We face a unique and challenging time during this period of intense budget uncertainty," said DOE's William Brinkman in testimony presented to an appropriations subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives.
