Collins urges White House not to move forward with NIH grant proposal

Senator Susan Collins is urging the Trump administration to abandon a proposed executive order regarding National Institutes of Health grants. The order would grant the White House political control over scientific grant selections. Collins expressed her concerns in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the NIH.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday urged Trump administration officials to not proceed with an executive order that would give the White House political control over scientific grants at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and NIH...
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