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Live: Senate committee questions NIH director on 2027 budget
Watch as NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is questioned by the Senate Appropriations Committee this morning on President Trump’s budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year.

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According to STAT’s source item, Live: Senate committee questions NIH director on 2027 budget, Watch as NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is questioned by the Senate Appropriations Committee this morning on President Trump’s budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year.
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