AL GOP senator urges Trump admin 'to not hinder' research schools as cuts threaten economic juggernaut

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AL GOP senator urges Trump admin 'to not hinder' research schools as cuts threaten economic juggernaut

Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) on Saturday vowed to work with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services — on a ”targeted approach” to cut the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As the Guardian reported Saturday, “the Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research funding for universities, hospitals and other scientific institutions by reducing the amount they g…