Cures bill sponsors Upton and DeGette seek to save NIH funding

Published April 12, 2017 3:41pm ET



A bipartisan duo who spearheaded major health research legislation last year is urging the Trump administration to not cut funding for the National Institutes of Health.

Reps. Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Diana DeGette, D-Colo., wrote an op-ed Wednesday saying Trump’s proposed cuts of $1.2 billion for the remainder of fiscal 2017 and $5.8 billion in 2018 are far too drastic.

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