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Trump Weighs Executive Order Creating NIH Grants Commission
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- President Donald Trump is weighing an executive order to form a commission reviewing NIH grants.
- White House budget chief Russell Vought labeled NIH funding “woke” and urged political review of grants.
- Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) warned the administration against politicizing NIH grants in a July 6 letter.
- Senate chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-NY) cautioned against White House control of grants.