Companies fight NIH budget cuts
This article discussed private sector and congressional cooperation in support of federal funding of the National Institutes of Health. Among other things, it noted the letter sent by 13 members of the House of Representatives which asked that body's Appropriations Committee to preserve funding for the NIH.
Research!America President and CEO Mary Woolley was quoted in the article:
"The U.S. risks losing its competitive edge in biomedical research to China and others if it scales back NIH spending," she said.