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Roy Blunt: I want to make it particularly clear, as the chairman of this subcommittee, that I wouldn't intend to be part of writing…

On the recordJune 14, 2017
I want to make it particularly clear, as the chairman of this subcommittee, that I wouldn't intend to be part of writing a bill this year that reduces funding for the National Institutes of Health.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Roy Blunt emphasizes his commitment to NIH funding despite proposed budget cuts.

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