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Scott Gottlieb: “I don't think they're going to have the authority to…”

Featuring: Scott Gottlieb, Conservative | Former FDA Commissioner | National

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Dr. Scott Gottlieb on the impact of Trump administration's cuts to health research funding

Published | Video Starts at 03:00

And so I think you could see a bolus in NIH spending towards the later half of this year. I think a lot of people are anticipating that all that money will be sort of sequestered or impounded. I don't think they're going to have the authority to [impound funds]. do that. They may ultimately get the authority to do that by going through the courts. But I don't think NIH is going to be a test case. (03:00–03:03)

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Asserts that the administration lacks authority to impound funds without court approval.

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