Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order
The White House is withdrawing a proposal that would have granted the executive branch control over National Institutes of Health scientific grants. Senator Susan Collins reported the change after pressuring the Office of Management and Budget. The plan would have been enacted via executive order.
The White House is backing down from a plan to issue an executive order that would give the White House control over scientific grants from the National Institutes of Health, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said. Collins, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been pressuring the White House Office of Management and Budget all week...
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