Trump Team Dismantles Efforts to Find a Cure for Cancer and Other Deadly Disorders and Diseases | House Committee on Appropriations

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Trump Team Dismantles Efforts to Find a Cure for Cancer and Other Deadly Disorders and Diseases | House Committee on Appropriations

President Trump’s Administration is imposing a new policy to cap indirect costs for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants at 15 percent, which would cut billions of dollars in funding for life-saving research to develop cures and treatments for diseases. Under the leadership of House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, Congress enacted a provision th…