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.”
- 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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