Gavin Newsom: “He wants to cut the National Institute of Health by 40%.”

“These are his proposed cuts, that formula for success pushing out the boundaries of discovery, partnerships in sandia labs, Lawrence Livermore labs, Lawrence Berkeley labs, all of that research and development. He wants to cut the National Institute of Health by 40%. He wants to cut the National Science foundation by 57%. President Xi is celebrating Donald Trump's budget. No wonder he had a wonderful first day in China.” (07:28–07:32)

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