Attorney generals from 22 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday after announcing significant cuts to grant funding for universities, medical centers, and other research institutions last week.
Impacts from the cuts would be “devastating” to not only staff members and faculty, but could “prove deadly,” the suit claimed.
“The reduction of federal funding to the UCs as set forth in the NIH Notice would be devastating for the UC system,” the states noted. The University of California School system is the world’s leading public research university system and the state’s third largest employer.
It was filed in federal court in Boston.
“We will not allow the Trump administration to unlawfully undermine our economy, hamstring our competitiveness, or play politics with our public health,” Massachusetts Attorney Andrea Joy Campbell said in a statement.
“This is yet another unlawful and reckless attempt by the Trump administration to undermine vital public institutions and harm the people who rely on them,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James. “The administration’s decision to cap NIH reimbursement rates could force scientists to shutter their lifesaving research on cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, addiction, infectious diseases, and more.”
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