FLICKR, RON COGSWELL
The Trump administration’s proposed $5.8 billion slash to US National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding has, as many expected, encountered bipartisan opposition in Congress.
Congress makes the final decision about budgets, and representatives from both political parties have criticized the proposed cuts. The cuts could have “catastrophic results” for patients and researchers, Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, told The New York Times.
“I’m extremely concerned about the potential impact of the 18 percent cut,” Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), a Republican and chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee responsible for the NIH told the New York Times. He added that “this committee and certainly me, personally, will be very hesitant” to support the proposal. Cole told STAT News that ...
