{"id":81836,"date":"2026-04-22T06:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/key-gop-senators-push-back-on-trumps-plan-to-cut-nih-reorganize-hhs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:47:26","slug":"key-gop-senators-push-back-on-trumps-plan-to-cut-nih-reorganize-hhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/key-gop-senators-push-back-on-trumps-plan-to-cut-nih-reorganize-hhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Key GOP senators push back on Trump\u2019s plan to cut NIH, reorganize HHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Both Democratic and Republican senators who oversee federal spending seemed skeptical of proposed cuts to health research and public health in the White House\u2019s budget, potentially teeing up a congressional package that ignores many of the administration\u2019s most dramatic proposals for a second year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During a Senate appropriations health subcommittee hearing Tuesday, lawmakers questioned health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on how his department could tackle chronic disease, smoking cessation, and cancer research with a proposed 2027 fiscal budget that would cut the department by 12%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"alignleft wp-block-stat-article-recirc-single\">\n<div class=\"recirc-single-image\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2026\/04\/16\/rfk-jr-congressional-hearing-trump-health-agenda\/\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271622646-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-article-main-medium-large size-article-main-medium-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 540px) and (max-width: 767px) 288px, (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) 257px, (min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1199px) 287px, (min-width: 1200px) 245px, 246px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271622646-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271622646-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271622646-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271622646-1600x900.jpg 1600w\"\/>\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"recirc-single-heading\">\n<div class=\"stat-plus-icon\" data-tooltip=\"Subscriber-only\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/stat\/images\/home\/statplus.svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">STAT Plus: <\/span>Kennedy focuses on affordability, combating fraud in Capitol Hill hearings<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The request, which is broadly similar to what was proposed last year, includes deep cuts to the National Institutes of Health, the elimination of a health research agency, and the creation of a new agency devoted to chronic diseases called the Administration for a Healthy America.<\/p>\n<div class=\"restricted-content-breaker article\" aria-labelledby=\"restricted-story-heading\" aria-describedby=\"restricted-story-description\" checked=\"false\">\n<div class=\"restricted-content-breaker-bar\">\n<p class=\"restricted-text\">STAT+ Exclusive Story<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-login\">Already have an account? 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