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Bush Unveils Health Care, Research Budget Plan SNIP Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health is expected to see a drastic slowdown in its budget next year, after enjoying five years of lavish Congressional support. Spending at the agency is slated to grow 2% to $27.9 billion in 2004, after rising approximately 15% per year between 1999 and 2002 as part of a plan to double its overall budget over five years. Thompson stressed that NIH funding for biomedical research would still grow by 7.5% next year. Congress may alter the proposal before its debates on spending are complete. The House voted to complete NIH's doubling program with a 15% increase in this year, though the Senate voted to cut that level nearly 3% as part of an overall effort to hold down government spending. Lawmakers have not yet agreed on final figures, but the possible cuts spurred NIH's supporters in Congress, including Senate health appropriations subcommittee chair Arlen Specter (R-PA) to vow to make up for the shortfall. SNIP SOURCE: Reuters Health / Yahoo http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=571&ncid=751&e=10&u=/ nm/20030203/hl_nm/budget_health_dc * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn