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Rosa DeLauro
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Representative (CT)
Sep 21, 2026
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This is an extraordinarily dangerous proposal. The White House is playing politics with critical research into devastating illnesses like cancer, Alzheimer's, and heart disease. Funding for life-saving biomedical research should never – ever – be subject to political litmus tests. … It must not be allowed to move forward.

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Trump Orders Russ Vought to Draft an Executive Order Giving a White House Board Veto Power Over NIH Grants — Susan Collins Calls It "Contrary to Congressional Intent," Patty Murray Calls the Board "a Panel of Lackeys," and Two Days Later Collins Says "the White House Listened" →

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