Collins Opposes NIH Funding Cuts

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Another Republican senator goes against Trump's 'poorly conceived' NIH funding cuts

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Sen. Susan Collins , R-Maine , opposes what she calls a "poorly conceived directive" for the National Institutes of Health to cut support for medical and public health research at universities nationwide.

The NIH announced on Friday night it was cutting payments toward overhead costs for research institutions that receive its grants.

NIH funding supports roughly 412,000 jobs and $92 billion in economic activity, according to a report from United for Medical Research .

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