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Rosa DeLauro: “Any reorganizing of NIH must go through the Congress.”

Featuring: Rosa DeLauro, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 3rd Congressional District

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Published June 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:04

You are asking Congress to cut CDC by nearly $4 billion, NIH research by $18 billion. And you claim to be reorganizing the NIH. Any reorganizing of NIH must go through the Congress. Mr. Secretary, you have no lawful authority to undertake this by yourself. I do not believe the American people want less cancer research, fewer people tracking infectious diseases. (02:04–02:09)

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Asserts that NIH reorganization requires Congressional approval.

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