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On the recordMay 14, 2013
I'd like to see us double NIH's funding. I know that's hard to do, but to at least get on the upward funding trend, not the downward trend, of biomedical research in this country is a critical first step.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Shelby advocates for increased funding for NIH to support biomedical research.

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