Collins, Murray speak out against reported Trump push to ‘politicize grantmaking’

Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke out Monday against the White House’s reported plans to give political appointees more control over the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grantmaking process. Multiple outlets reported over the weekend that the White House is planning to impose more political oversight…