"The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been an engine for medical discovery for decades-generating new treatments, methods of prevention, and diagnosis of diseases for Americans and the world, as well as pumping tens of billions of dollars into our economy and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. Thankfully, the budget bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump earlier this month rejected massive cuts to biomedical research that the White House had been pushing."
"This news should have me celebrating. Yet I am not. That's because, even though Congress appears unwilling to totally destroy the NIH, the Trump administration is still doing widespread, if less highly publicized, damage to biomedical research in this country. This is happening under the guidance of Office of Management and Budget head Russell Vought, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya (who has just been named the acting head of the CDC), and Bhattacharya's deputy and mini-me, Matthew Memoli."
The NIH has driven medical discovery, economic activity, and job creation for decades. Congress rejected a proposed 40 percent cut and approved a small increase in NIH funding. Despite the budget outcome, the Trump administration and certain agency leaders are implementing administrative measures that reduce funded research. These measures include so-called "dirty tricks" aimed at ensuring less research gets funded now and in future years. One specific maneuver involves a White House insistence that NIH front-load grant funding into the current fiscal year, affecting the timing and allocation of multi-year grants.
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