US EditionTrump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says
- A minority report from the Senate HELP Committee, authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, reveals that during the first quarter of 2025, the Trump administration reduced NIH research funding by $2.7 billion.
- These cuts followed a restructuring of HHS announced in late March, consolidating 28 agencies into 15 divisions and reprioritizing research toward chronic diseases.
- The report highlights that the funding terminations affected cancer, cardiovascular, infectious disease studies, and mental and behavioral health grants, with cancer research funding falling 31% from January to March.
- The report cautions that the proposed funding cuts will reduce medical advancements, undermine the nation's ability to respond to public health threats, and diminish trust in public institutions. Sanders emphasized in a statement that the public opposes reducing cancer research funding just to increase tax benefits for the ultra-wealthy.
- The report also criticizes mass employee terminations at HHS, removal of public health datasets, and calls for Congress, scientists, and the public to oppose these actions.
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