CLS Former Chair Dr. Harold Varmus writes in the NYTimes about the politicization of science.
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War on Discovery
Make America Great Again. Make America Healthy Again. These were promises made by candidate Trump in his campaign to be president of the United States of America. What in this campaign platform should have prepared us for a war on discovery?
To the Senate Committee on Finance
January 27, 2025 Majority MembersSenator Mike Crapo (S-ID), ChairmanSenator Charles Grassley (R-IA)Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)Senator John Thune (R-SD)Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)Senator James Lankford (R-OK)Senator Steve Daines (R-MT)Senator
To the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
January 27, 2025 Majority MembersSenator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) ChairSenator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS)Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)Senator Jim Banks (R-IN)Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)Senator
CLS Urges Rapid Confirmation of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli for NIH Director
October 16, 2023 The Honorable Chuck SchumerMajority LeaderUnited States Senate322 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Bernie SandersChairSenate HELP CommitteeUnited States Senate332 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510
NIH 101: An Introduction to the National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is the world’s leading supporter of fundamental discovery that extends healthy lives and reduces the burden of illness. Thanks to Congressional investment, NIH-supported research has
Former NIH Directors state their support for Biden’s nomination of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli
June 21, 2023 The Honorable Chuck SchumerMajority LeaderUnited States Senate322 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Bernie SandersChairSenate HELP CommitteeUnited States Senate332 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510
Urgent Appeal to Congress: Protect Non-Defense Programs for America’s Future
The 760 undersigned organizations—representing the full breadth of diverse programs that support all of America, every day—are deeply alarmed by calls from some in Congress for very deep cuts in non-defense programs (often referred to as non-defense discretionary appropriations or simply “NDD”) for the next fiscal year and possibly beyond. Such cuts would be disastrous for the capacity of the federal government to serve the public, assist those in need, fuel innovation, and address national and global threats.
