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On the recordMay 9, 2023
I am particularly concerned that under what we have termed the 'Republican Default on America' legislation that was approved a week ago that in a 22 percent cut in NIH funding is going to deny us the very kind of cures that all of us today seek.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Critiques recent legislation for cutting NIH funding, hindering potential cures.

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