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Brad Lander: “Higher ed is another area that has been proposed for massive…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Brad Lander's Address on Trump Administration Budget Cuts Impacting New York City

Published | Video Starts at 16:42

… numbers in Maine so that Susan Collins understands how many people will be cut off of food stamps if she cannot undo these cuts as part of the reconciliation debates. Higher ed is another area that has been proposed for massive cuts. 37% to National Institute of Health funding and 50% to the National Science Foundation. That is critical cancer research. That's maternal health. More people will die if these cuts go through. (16:42–16:54)

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Asserts that there are proposed cuts of 37% to NIH funding and 50% to NSF funding.

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