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Dick Durbin: “Decisions about which National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants to fund should be guided only by science, and…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2026
Decisions about which National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants to fund should be guided only by science, and what research is most likely to advance new treatments and cures, or the next breakthrough to save or improve a patient’s life.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Durbin on NIH funding decisions.

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