Senator Baldwin asked him about his medical research funding cuts, which affect institutes like the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and with. It, sickest country in the world. $18 billion, or 40% from the NIH budget, slowed the development of new treatments. And we are the sickest country in the world, so that money has not been well spent. We've had a 38% increase in our agency, growth in our agency over the past four years. (00:22–00:28)
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Asserts that a $18 billion cut, or 40% reduction, from the NIH budget has slowed new treatment development.
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