On the recordJanuary 17, 2003
The cuts we now have before us will cut $778 million out of the NIH. That is more than the entire budget for research on Alzheimer's disease.
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govinfo.govTom Harkin: “The cuts we now have before us will cut $778 million out of the NIH. That is more than the entire budget for research on…”
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Discussing funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during a floor speech.
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