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Diana DeGette: “Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, said that the…”

Featuring: Diana DeGette, Democratic | U.S. House, Colorado, District 1

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Congressional Hearing: Diana DeGette Questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on NIH Grant Terminations and HHS Policies

Published | Video Starts at 00:52

These grants deal with science that is disfavored by this administration. As we just heard from the witness, Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, said that the administration's explanations for terminating the grants were, quote, bereft of reasoning virtually in their entirety. end quote. He added, quote, I've sat on this bench now for 40 years and I've never seen government racial discrimination like this. End quote. Mr. Secretary, I have a yes or no question. (00:52–01:04)

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Asserts that Judge William Young criticized the administration's reasoning for terminating NIH grants.

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