The House Appropriations Committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, has warned that the Pentagon is seeking to pull billions of dollars out of the National Institutes of Health to shore up its own budget. According to DeLauro, officials from the Trump administration only recently informed Congress that the Defense Department signed an interagency agreement that would reallocate NIH funds for defense purposes. The move, if confirmed, raises concerns about the impact on critical medical research and public health programs that rely on federal funding. Lawmakers are now demanding greater transparency and a review of the proposal, fearing that diverting resources could jeopardize ongoing scientific studies and delay breakthroughs in disease treatment.
The Pentagon is attempting to divert billions of dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bolster the agency's budget, according to the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in a statement Thursday said Trump administration officials only recently disclosed to Congress that the Defense Department signed an interagency agreement...
