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Tammy Baldwin: “NIH's own budget documents show that last year the national…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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RFK, Jr.'s Actions on Cancer Funding Speak Louder Than His Words

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That increase is less than $1 million. For an institute with a $7 billion budget, that is a.701% increase. It would not even cover the cost of one additional grant. But, Mr. Secretary, NIH's own budget documents show that last year the national cancer institute funded 260 fewer new cancer research grants. Secretary Kennedy, do you think NIH should fund fewer Alzheimer's disease research grants? I think they should be funding more. (00:33–00:46)

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