US EditionSenate Panel Rejects Trump Cuts to NIH, Other Health Agencies
UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – The Senate committee voted 26-3 to increase NIH funding by $400 million, preserving all 27 institutes and rejecting consolidation and cuts 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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On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee formally rejected the budget cut proposed by President Donald Trump's administration for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and advanced a measure that would even increase the agency's budget by $400 million following a bipartisan vote of 26 to 3. The bill in question includes an increase of $150 million for cancer research, an additional $100 million for Alzheimer's research, and an increas…
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