Good news from Congress

Sometimes we don’t hear good news from Washington. But there has been a positive bi-partisan effort which benefits our health, research and innovation. Both the House and Senate have rejected the Trump administration’s attempts to severely reduce spending at the National Institute of Health. Mr. Trump proposed to cut funds for the health institutes by $7.5 billion, or 22 percent, to $26.6 billion. Congress instead has increased the budget by more than $1 billion. The legislation locks in the formula for funding which will be tamper proof from the White House.