Durbin slams Trump administration's NIH funding freeze
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., spoke on the Senate floor on May 5, 2025, criticizing the Trump Administration for freezing medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "I am pleading with my Republican colleagues to break their silence. ... Let us protect medical research together," he said.
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U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is the second major Democrat to throw her hat into what's expected to be a crowded ring to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin.
