Black women in my district are more likely to die during pregnancy than their peers in 97% of US cities. Your written testimony mentions maternal and child health four times. But from what I've seen, The NIH canceled grants researching black maternal health. Your administration's fiscal year 27 budget proposes eliminating Healthy Start, which is one of the federal government's primary community based maternal health programs. (00:31–00:35)
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Asserts that the National Institutes of Health canceled grants focused on black maternal health research.
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