Russel Vought Will Reportedly Be Given Veto Power over All NIH Grants

Members of Congress push back on plan to create a commission of political appointees to review NIH grants

Several members of Congress voiced strong opposition about a reported plan to create a panel of political appointees to sign off on NIH grants

Congressional appropriators warn Trump plan for veto authority over NIH grants would violate law

If President Trump moves forward with reported plans to create a committee with veto authority over National Institutes of Health grants, he would be violating the law, top congressional appropriators said.

Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants

Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.

What a Trump order to put political appointees in charge of NIH funding would mean for science

Advocates and scientists warn that giving political appointees power over research grants would “upend” U.S. science

Trump Prepares to Exert Even More Control Over Medical Research

Donald Trump is making a terrifying power grab at NIH. President Donald Trump is looking for a way to veto billions of dollars’ worth of scientific … Source

Russell Vought Holds Veto Power Over All NIH Grants

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