0:23
Patty Murray
22:20 - 22:43
"research at the Pittsburgh VA to predict stroke risk was put on hold. Enrollment into clinical trials for advanced cancer was delayed, and a clinical trial in Florida on preventing dementia and heart disease was canceled."
“research at the Pittsburgh VA to predict stroke risk was put on hold. Enrollment into clinical trials for advanced cancer was delayed, and a clinical trial in Florida on preventing dementia and heart disease was canceled.”
- Speaker
- Patty Murray
- Timestamp
- 22:20 – 22:43
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 22, 2026
From the transcript
And probationary firings. As a result, research at the Pittsburgh VA to predict stroke risk was put on hold. Enrollment into clinical trials for advanced cancer was delayed, and a clinical trial in Florida on preventing dementia and heart disease was canceled. Um, and Mr. Chairman, I, I could go on. I've heard a lot of stories like that, but— and so I'm deeply concerned.
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