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.
Dick Durbin: “Between 2003 and 2012, the NIH budget has not even kept up with inflation, resulting instead in a 22 percent decline in…”
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Durbin highlights the decline in NIH funding relative to inflation over recent years.
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