Scientists rallied in DC against Trump’s research cuts

On Friday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to protest to protest the recent spending on President Trump’s research institutes.

The Trump administration has taken steps to disrupt the campaign in the country’s top federal research institute from the end of January, the frozen grant issued by the National Health Institute and the executive order on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion. Disease control and prevention centers scrub his health data from his site to comply with those orders.

Recently, the administration has issued a policy to reduce government funds by reducing the amount of grants that may go towards overhead expenditure.

NIH is the world’s largest biomedical fund and only over the last year’s research spent $ 35 billion for donations. These funds were about $ 9 billion facilities maintenance and consent and the “indirect expenditure” like fees related to the salary of administrative workers.

NIH has bound the “indirect expenditure” rate in 15 percent of the total grant. In the past, many universities and research institutes have used 30 percent to 60 percent extra of their grant fund to spend these expenses.

Researchers have denied the move, arguing that reduce the “indirect expenditure” rate will stop life -saving research on illnesses such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

“I love my country, and I am concerned about my country right now,” Francis Collins, a former head of NIH, says “science prevents brain worms,” ​​”” “or” literally is trying to cure multiple sclerosis. ” ”

A man carried a globe with a paper with him, mentioning that “Save me” and another American flag turned upside down, a sign of crisis among the sailors that have now become a symbol of right -wing protest.

One of the long lineups of the Collens Speaker was Sen Chris Van Hollen (D-Mo.), Rep.

Among the speakers, former federal scientists, scientists, students, healthcare workers and disabled were in favor of advising Trump and its cabinet, and especially as the head of the Elon Kasturi and the Government Skills Department (Dosage).

Everyone had the same statement: Attack on science attack on Americans.

Collins said, “Fast departure and breaking things can be the suitable mantra for Silicon Valley … Let’s go with ‘we’ first, don’t do any harm ‘.” Six days ago, Collins resigned from his position in NIH without explaining his departure.

Friday’s rally was seen as a type of revival of “March for Science” during Trump’s first term at the White House. Multiple satellite protests took place across the country when people gathered in Washington.

Collins emphasized that a strong fund for scientific research and agencies focused on increasing anxiety around a “mystery disease” surrounding the Democratic Republic of Congo, the H5N 1 Bird Flu, southern -west and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In the first week of Trump’s second term, the United States Bird Flu response was hampered, which was reported to have dismissed employees in response to the outbreak of the Department of Agriculture. The company is now trying to rehabilitate those people.

Meanwhile, a second person died this week in New Mexico Ham. An outbreak on the New Mexico border in Texas has infected about 150 people, most of whom are uncovered.

“When you protect science, you are protecting the health and welfare of the American people,” said Van Holen.

NY is generally referred to as “Bill Nai the Science Guy”, requested lawyers to “stand in favor of science”, hating the Trump administration’s attempt to suppress the mention of climate change. He suggested that there should be legal security systems to prevent political intervention with research and scientists should be able to communicate freely in their search.

“Science is part of the American story,” he said. “If the United States has to lead the world, science cannot be suppressed.”