SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS NIH DIRECTOR ON MEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDING, WOMEN'S HEALTH

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy issued the following press release:

Today, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on the Administration's approach to medical research funding, including proposed deep cuts to the NIH budget, and how those proposals may influence early-career scientists' decisions about whether to pursue biomedical research careers in the United States. She also discussed women's health and the importance of continuing rigorous research to better understand and address disparities in health outcomes.

Q&A on Medical Research Funding

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