Particle.news
Download on the App Store
4 ARTICLES
·
last wk.

Senate Report Exposes Trump Administration’s $2.7 Billion NIH Cuts and Data Deletions

The minority report, authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, highlights sweeping funding cuts, mass HHS layoffs, and the erasure of critical public health datasets as part of a broader restructuring effort.

"Trump’s war on science is not making America healthy again. It is making Americans and people throughout the world sicker," Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a statement.
Senator Bernie Sanders commissioned the report into the Trump administration's research funding cuts

Overview

  • The Senate HELP minority report confirms $2.7 billion in NIH funding cuts during the first quarter of 2025, including a 31% reduction in cancer research funding compared to last year.
  • The report documents the deletion of 175 CDC datasets and 135 HHS datasets, raising concerns about access to evidence-based public health guidance.
  • At least 20,000 HHS employees have been terminated, retired, or forced out, disrupting critical health initiatives and public health preparedness.
  • The Trump administration’s restructuring consolidates 28 HHS agencies into 15 divisions, shifting focus to chronic disease while cutting research and staff.
  • A Senate hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to address these policy shifts and the proposed 2026 HHS budget.