Rosa DeLauro: “That is why I strongly support the Paycheck Fairness Act, which Senators Dodd and Mikulski have long championed.”

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

Overdose deaths are on the decline in Connecticut, but addiction and mental health issues still affect the lives of countless individuals and families across the country.

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

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.