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Patty Murray
24:05 - 24:37
"a VA researcher's NIH grant for studying opioid use disorder among minority veterans was canceled. Why? It was deemed DEI. Large VA research sites are also reporting their non-VA federal funding is down a third or more compared to the previous year. And in one final blow to research, the Office of Management and Budget has proposed a— or published a proposed rule that would require all federal grants, including those for VA research, to be approved by political appointees."
“a VA researcher's NIH grant for studying opioid use disorder among minority veterans was canceled. Why? It was deemed DEI. Large VA research sites are also reporting their non-VA federal funding is down a third or more compared to the previous year. And in one final blow to research, the Office of Management and Budget has proposed a— or published a proposed rule that would require all federal grants, including those for VA research, to be approved by political appointees.”
- Speaker
- Patty Murray
- Timestamp
- 24:05 – 24:37
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 22, 2026
From the transcript
For example, a VA researcher's NIH grant for studying opioid use disorder among minority veterans was canceled. Why? It was deemed DEI. Large VA research sites are also reporting their non-VA federal funding is down a third or more compared to the previous year. And in one final blow to research, the Office of Management and Budget has proposed a— or published a proposed rule that would require all federal grants, including those for VA research, to be approved by political appointees.
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