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On the recordFebruary 25, 2025
reserving the right to object. The American people voted to get spending under control. Two in three Americans say that a major problem that we face today in this country is government inefficiency. And I agree. Three in four Americans support eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending; and there is plenty of it. We need to review how much money we spend. We need to see where it is going. We need to see what is effective and what is not. This is common sense. Families have to do it. States do it. Washington ought to do the same thing. Every family audits their own budgets, their own spending. Every CEO audits their business operations. President Trump and Republicans are doing exactly the same thing, and it is something that the Federal Government has not done for a long time. Let me be clear. I am a doctor; I support so much of the good work being done by the National Institutes of Health and through the universities around the country. It is essential that America continues to lead the world in medical innovation. I am a strong supporter of continuing smart investment in our National Institutes of Health. Americans deserve better care. Americans deserve better prevention and, of course, better transparency. So the total budget for the NIH is almost $48 billion. Hard-working taxpayers deserve smart scrutiny and serious transparency over that kind of money.…
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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