The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed a funding pause of about $15 billion. This pause led to public outcry and was subsequently reversed due to intervention from senior White House officials. The Office of Management and Budget stated that the funding was undergoing a programmatic review, but no evidence of funds being released was provided. Senator Patty Murray criticized the Trump administration for its impact on scientific research, noting existing funding hold-ups and claiming ongoing damage to critical medical research efforts.
The funding freeze, estimated at roughly $15 billion, was reportedly reversed after senior White House officials intervened amid increasing public uproar.
Sen. Patty Murray lamented, 'Medical miracles don't happen overnight...this administration is doing irreparable harm to our efforts to cure cancer, Alzheimer's, and so much more.'
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