It shouldn’t take public outcry to prevent President Trump and [Office of Management and Budget director] Russ Vought from laying waste to the NIH and defunding lifesaving research because they think it’s ‘woke’ or want to extort a university.
Patty Murray: “It shouldn’t take public outcry to prevent President Trump and [Office of Management and Budget director] Russ Vought…”
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Commenting on the White House's decision regarding NIH grantmaking.
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