Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order
Summary
The White House has decided not to move forward with a plan to take control over scientific funding decisions at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Senator Susan Collins said this change came after her ongoing pressure on the White House Office of Management and Budget.Key Facts
- The White House planned to issue an executive order about NIH grant control.
- This order would have given the White House authority over NIH scientific funding.
- Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, expressed concern about this plan.
- Collins leads the Senate Appropriations Committee, which oversees government spending.
- She applied pressure on the White House Office of Management and Budget to stop the plan.
- The White House has now backed down and will not issue the executive order.
- The NIH is a major agency that funds medical and scientific research.
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