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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that most nondefense discretionary programs, such as NIH, will be cut by about 7.8 percent next January if the Congress does not enact a plan before that time.

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Harkin warns about significant budget cuts to NIH if Congress fails to act.

03/27/2012

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