Press Release  Governor Healey Issues Statement on Federal Judge Striking Down President Trump’s NIH Cuts

Boston — Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement after a federal judge declared that President Trump’s cuts to NIH research funding were “void and illegal.”  

“While today’s ruling is reassuring, President Trump’s cuts to NIH funding have already caused significant damage. He halted lifesaving research into cures for cancer and Alzheimer’s – diseases that we are all impacted by. We can’t get that time back. He forced our research universities to lay off staff and rescind PhD offers. And he handed China and other foreign countries the opportunity to recruit away our researchers, scientists and entrepreneurs. President Trump’s NIH funding cuts made America weaker and less competitive – and Judge Young made the right decision by striking them down. I’m grateful to Attorney General Campbell and others who successfully opposed this illegal attack on science, public health and our economy.” 

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