Rosa DeLauro: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, 'the time is always right do to what is right.'”

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

Not only is freezing the money in this proposal illegal, but the administration has also clearly been unlawfully impounding funds all year just to get to this point.

When Democrats reclaim control of Congress next year, the House Appropriations Committee will work to uncover and reverse misuses of taxpayer money like this and hold those who abused their power accountable.

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