Senate Budget Passed Today Defends National Institutes of Health From Sweeping Trump Cuts
January 30, 2026
January 30, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Senate Budget Passed Today Defends National Institutes of Health From Sweeping Trump Cuts
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01.30.26
Minibus bill provides $48.7B in base discretionary funding for NIH - avoiding Trump's proposed $17B gut of the agency that would have undermined lifesaving medical research; NIH funds research at the UW, Fred Hutch, Seattle Child . . .
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Senate Budget Passed Today Defends National Institutes of Health From Sweeping Trump Cuts
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01.30.26
Minibus bill provides $48.7B in base discretionary funding for NIH - avoiding Trump's proposed $17B gut of the agency that would have undermined lifesaving medical research; NIH funds research at the UW, Fred Hutch, Seattle Child . . .
