Late Thursday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the top House Democratic appropriator, revealed that the Pentagon – without notifying lawmakers or the public – signed an interagency agreement that could give the Defense Department “access to billions of dollars that Congress provided to NIH for critical biomedical research.”
De Lauro: “These funds were provided for lifesaving medical research, not as extra money for the Department of Defense. It is no secret that the Department of Defense is facing enormous financial pressure because of President Trump’s war of choice with Iran. But the Trump administration cannot make American patients, families, and scientists pay the price.” (story via CommonDreams.org )
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