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Lloyd Doggett: “The NIH's budget should be doubled. But shockingly, a bill passed by the House instead cut NIH's funding by $10 billion.”

On the recordMay 9, 2023
The NIH's budget should be doubled. But shockingly, a bill passed by the House instead cut NIH's funding by $10 billion.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett highlighted the detrimental impact of cutting NIH funding on drug development.

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