STAT+: Members of Congress push back on plan to create a commission of political appointees to review NIH grants
Tensions over increased White House control of federal biomedical research funding escalated in recent days, with several members of Congress voicing strong opposition after news leaked about a plan to create a panel of political appointees to sign…
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Published5 h ago (Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:17:21 GMT)
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AuthorAnil Oza and Chelsea Cirruzzo