Richard Blumenthal said "the budget cuts that have been proposed by the President, 18 percent in HHS, including $5.8 billion in cuts to the NIH research budget." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 28, 2017

the budget cuts that have been proposed by the President, 18 percent in HHS, including $5.8 billion in cuts to the NIH research budget.

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Richard Blumenthal

Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal criticizes proposed budget cuts affecting health and research funding.

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