Rosa DeLauro: “I do support your efforts to streamline and create a more user-focused system for student borrowers.”

Circumventing Congress to divert money intended to help Americans who are exposed to HIV, influenza, tuberculosis, and other deadly diseases—and directing those funds to the Department of Defense—is beyond the pale.

The Senate bill text is a clear improvement over the House Republican continuing resolution.

These funds were provided for lifesaving medical research, not as extra money for the Department of Defense.

This secretive attempt to siphon research funds away from NIH is outrageous. The interagency agreement needs to be terminated immediately.