Mandatory Spending for NIH Could Mar Senate Medical Bill

Mandatory Spending for NIH Could Mar Senate Medical Bill-morningconsult: A rift between Republicans over mandatory spending could creep up this fall as the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee readies a comprehensive medical research bill.  HELP Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) is considering using mandatory spending to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health. But it’s not clear whether he will do so, or if he does, whether he will have the support of more conservative Republicans.