Senate Rejects Trump's NIH Budget Cuts
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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $400 million increase to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget for fiscal year 2026, defying President Trump's proposed $18 billion cut. The committee rejected the administration's plans to consolidate NIH institutes and alter university research funding. The bipartisan vote (26-3) included support from prominent Republican senators like Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham.
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