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Senator Murray Presses NIH Director on Trump's Proposal to Cut Medical Research Funding to Pay for $1.5 Trillion War Budget
May 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026:

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Senator Murray Presses NIH Director on Trump's Proposal to Cut Medical Research Funding to Pay for $1.5 Trillion War Budget

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