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On the recordMarch 20, 2017
Would a budget cut of that size to the NIH hurt the innovation that is one of the subjects of this hearing?
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine questions the impact of NIH budget cuts on medical innovation.

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