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House floor erupts in debate over NIH indirect cost cap, with members split on research funding and overhead limits
Summary
Delegates exchanged sharply different views on a recent NIH policy limiting indirect costs, with one delegate calling federal action and state leaders indifferent and others defending limits on overhead and urging action to protect research funding for Virginia institutions.
The Virginia House of Delegates heard sharp floor exchanges on Feb. 14 over the federal policy that caps indirect costs on National Institutes of Health grants and its potential effects on Virginia research institutions.
The debate began during members' points of personal privilege and drew multiple responses from across the aisle, reflecting a split over whether the policy represents a harmful cut to research funding or a necessary limit on overhead spending.
Delegate Fagan (Delegate, Virginia Beach) criticized the federal action and faulted state leaders for not intervening, saying, “The Trump administration's reckless decision to cap indirect cost for the National Institutes of Health has slashed billions from life-saving research,” and asked publicly, “who you with?” He…
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