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NIH, NCI face devastating cuts in debt ceiling fight; We must rally for biomedical research

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As members of the 118th Congress returned to Washington this week, everyone is focused on raising the nation’s debt limit, especially following Treasury Secretary Jane Yellen’s announcement that her agency would begin taking extraordinary measures to prevent the government from triggering a default. 

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Lisa M. Coussens, PhD
President, American Association for Cancer Research; Deputy director for basic & translational research, Knight Cancer Institute; Chair, Department of Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University
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President, American Association for Cancer Research; Deputy director for basic & translational research, Knight Cancer Institute; Chair, Department of Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University
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