NIH Budget Boost Fails

摘要

The House last week failed to override a presidential veto of a 2008 spending bill, dashing hopes for a 3.8% budget boost for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). On 13 November, President George W. Bush vetoed the $151 billion bill funding labor, health, and education programs, calling it fiscally irresponsible. Although the Administration had asked for a $279 million cutback at NIH, this proposal included a $1.1 billion raise. The attempt to override the veto in the House on 15 November was close but fell two votes short of the two-thirds majority needed (277-141).