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On the recordMarch 6, 2025
Mr. President, I rise to bring attention to the cost- cutting efforts of President Trump and DOGE. A lot has been said about DOGE's work in the media in the last month. The truth is, DOGE is working tirelessly to cancel grants and funding that taxpayers absolutely should not be footing the bill for. I want the American people to know exactly what some of these ridiculous funding items are so here are a few examples from the last couple of weeks. At NIH, DOGE identified these grants for cancelation this week and last: $532,000 to ``use a mouse model to investigate the effects of cross-sex testosterone treatment''; $33,000 to test feminizing hormone therapy in the male rat; $120,000 for personalized 3D avatar tool development focused on gender identities; $160,000 for researching radicalized sexual discrimination among ``young sexual minority men of color''; $241,000 for an intervention to promote healthy relationships among transgender and gender expansive youth''; $1.3 million for transforming health for gender-diverse young adults.…
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Eric Schmitt
Republican · Missouri

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