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Dick Durbin: Between 2003 and 2012, the NIH budget has not even kept up with inflation, resulting instead in a 22 percent decline in…

On the recordApril 1, 2014
Between 2003 and 2012, the NIH budget has not even kept up with inflation, resulting instead in a 22 percent decline in real purchasing power.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the decline in NIH funding relative to inflation over recent years.

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