NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya testifies before House Appropriations Committee oversight hearing
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya testified Tuesday before the House Appropriations Committee in an oversight hearing scheduled for 10:30 a.m. EDT. Bhattacharya is also serving as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The hearing occurs amid Trump administration cuts and transformations to NIH programs.
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