Trump gives GOP senators heartburn with NIH spending cuts

Published February 11, 2025 5:00am ET



The Trump administration’s bid to slash $4 billion from medical research grants is giving GOP senators pause as universities and hospitals in red states stand to lose substantial federal aid.

Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), whose state could lose more than $47.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health under the proposed cuts, questioned what it could mean for research at the University of Alabama.

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