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On the recordJune 21, 2017
It slashes NIH resources by $7.2 billion, 21 percent, the lowest NIH budget since 2002.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy highlights significant cuts to the NIH budget and its historical context.

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