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Lawmakers and witnesses warn NIH cuts could jeopardize athlete health research and university capacity
Summary
Several members of the committee and witnesses said proposed cuts to indirect cost reimbursements and NIH funding would undermine biomedical research, including work on sports medicine, concussion prevention and clinical trials that directly affect athlete health.
Lawmakers and witnesses at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing said proposed reductions in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and cuts to indirect cost reimbursements would harm university research capacity and could have downstream effects on athlete health programs.
Rep. Robin Kelly and Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky highlighted potential impacts of administrative proposals to cap NIH indirect costs and of an executive action described in…
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