Senate Forum Spotlights Administration Cuts to NIH Research

Published April 07, 2025

By AACOM Government Relations

Federal Policy OME Advocate

  • On March 26, 2025, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) convened a Senate forum with 15 of their Democratic colleagues to highlight the impacts of cuts at the NIH.
  • The “Cures in Crisis: What Gutting NIH Research Means for Americans with Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases” featured former NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, MD, two Alzheimer’s disease researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Emory University and two patients who have benefitted from NIH clinical trials.
  • AACOM continues to monitor the Executive Orders and other activities related to the NIH and will provide updates as needed. View our analysis. If you have questions or comments, please contact aacomgr@aacom.org.