House Wants to Cut NIH Budget

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 4 No 5
Volume 4
Issue 5

WASHINGTON--The House Budget Committee proposed a plan that calls for a 5% reduction in funding for NIH in fiscal 1996, which amounts to about $1 billion out of a total NIH budget of $11.8 billion.

WASHINGTON--The House Budget Committee proposed a plan that callsfor a 5% reduction in funding for NIH in fiscal 1996, which amountsto about $1 billion out of a total NIH budget of $11.8 billion.

The Appropriations Committee rather than the Budget Committeewill make the final decision, but the movement to cut federalspending enough to balance the budget and finance a tax cut islikely to significantly affect the outcome.

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