Watch live: NIH director faces Senate questions over budget
Summary
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will speak to the Senate Appropriations Committee about President Trump’s proposed budget for 2027. The administration wants to reduce NIH funding by $5 billion, including cuts to grants and research programs.Key Facts
- NIH stands for National Institutes of Health, a government agency that supports medical research.
- Jay Bhattacharya is the current director of the NIH.
- He will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on a Thursday morning.
- The topic is President Trump’s budget request for the fiscal year 2027.
- The White House proposes cutting $5 billion from the NIH budget.
- These cuts would affect grants and research programs funded by the NIH.
- The administration says some programs previously funded lost public trust.
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