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Dick Durbin: “For years, this investment in research at NIH has been worthwhile. This proposal to transfer one third of the agency’s…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2026
For years, this investment in research at NIH has been worthwhile. This proposal to transfer one third of the agency’s [NIAID] budget on infectious diseases is a mistake.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Expressing concern over NIH budget cuts.

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