So when we're talking about the fact that President Trump proposed the president's budget, but it's actually Congress that writes the budget and funds the departments. And so that's where the showdown will come. The Senate Appropriations Committee will write a bill [for fiscal year 2026] that will fully fund the NIH at current levels or even above. and will resist the cuts that the president has proposed. And then we're going to need 60 votes to pass that. (03:59–04:12)
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Predicts that the Senate Appropriations Committee will propose a bill to fully fund NIH.
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