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Senators warn NIH funding freezes, staff cuts and proposed 15% indirect cost cap threaten research pipeline
Summary
Multiple senators told the Senate HELP Committee they were alarmed by reported NIH freezes on grant reviews, halted awards and job cuts; witnesses and senators said a proposed 15% cap on indirect costs would significantly reduce funding for research institutions.
Senators on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee said operations at the National Institutes of Health are at risk after reports of grant freezes, pauses to advisory meetings and personnel reductions.
Senator Patty Murray said recent press reports indicate about 1,200 NIH employees have been terminated — roughly 6% of the workforce — and that grant reviews and clinical trials have paused. Murray and others told nominee Jay Bhattacharya they expected a director to restore advisory committees and help ‘‘get that moving again day 1’’ if confirmed. Bhattacharya replied that he would assess…
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