Gop Senator Rips Trump Admin’s Retreat On Science

Sen. Dave McCormick writes for the Washington Post:

Federal research and private enterprise made American medicine the envy of the world, and artificial intelligence is accelerating discovery like never before. Yet at the most exciting moment in medical history, I fear the United States will surrender its lead to China through underinvestment and mismanagement.

Conservatives should recognize that basic research, like national security, is a public good that private capital rarely funds. Businesses excel at turning discoveries into products and jobs, but foundational science pays off too slowly and uncertainly. Government fills the gap, funding the long-term, high-risk work that businesses turn into breakthroughs with stunning payoffs for society.

The federal government spends $7 trillion a year, yet less than 1 percent goes to NIH research. That sliver delivers outsize returns. First, rather than cut NIH by nearly 40 percent, as the Office of Management and Budget proposed last year, we should double its $48 billion budget within five years. These are big numbers, but if they yield discoveries that trim the nation’s $5.3 trillion health bill by just 1 percent, they will more than pay for themselves.

Read the full article. McCormick does manage to squeeze in a couple attacks on Biden and “DEI” research grants.

Baby KJ was born with a rare, often fatal disorder. Today he’s walking and talking thanks to NIH-funded research at CHOP and Penn.@NIH gets less than 1% of federal spending. My proposal: double its budget while cutting bureaucracy and prioritizing merit.

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— Senator Dave McCormick (@SenMcCormickPA) September 23, 2026

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