US EditionSenate Panel Rejects Trump Cuts to NIH, Other Health Agencies
UNITED STATES SENATE, JUL 31 – Senate Appropriations Committee voted 26-3 to boost NIH funding by $400 million, preserving all 27 institutes and rejecting a 40% cut and restructuring proposed by the Trump administration.
- Senators approved bipartisan appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026 that increase funding for defense, health, and education programs.
- This action responded to President Trump's proposed budget cuts, which aimed to slash NIH funding by $18 billion and reduce Education Department spending by $12 billion.
- The Senate Appropriations Committee maintained funding for NIH at $48.7 billion with a $400 million increase, preserved CDC funding at $9.1 billion, and upheld Job Corps and AmeriCorps allocations.
- Senate leaders, including McConnell and Ossoff, emphasized that dismantling key agencies like the CDC or reducing military engagement would undermine national security and public health efforts.
- The appropriations bills signal broad congressional opposition to the administration's cuts but final budgets remain pending with a possible government shutdown approaching on September 30.
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Senate panel rejects Trump cuts to NIH, other health agencies
The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the Trump administration’s massive proposed funding cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), advancing a measure that would increase the agency’s budget by $400 million. The White House budget called for slashing NIH funding by $18 billion, a decrease of 40 percent. Instead, the committee advanced the bill on…
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