Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries, Leader Thune, and Leader Schumer:
On behalf of the undersigned organizations including patient advocacy groups, professional scientific and medical societies, and other aligned stakeholders representing a broad range of medical and public health interests, we write to express our concern regarding barriers – some of which are being imposed by the Office of Management and Budget – that are disrupting National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research at institutions throughout the country and undermining the stability of the scientific workforce. While we appreciate your work to date funding and protecting NIH, we urge Congress to:
