Oregon-Led Coalition of 22 AGs Fights Trump’s Illegal Medical Research Cuts
Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that a court hearing seeking an extension of the temporary restraining order against a medical research directive from the Trump administration on Friday at John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston is available online.
The hearing- launched by a coalition of AGs led by Oregon Attorney General Rayfield, follows a joint statement that seeks to preserve funding for life-saving medical research and public health. The AGs have challenged the National Institutes of Health’s unlawful cuts this support.
Public Can Listen To Oregon AG’s Lawsuit Debate About Cuts To Medical Research Online
Joining AG Rayfield in the lawsuit are the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
The AGs indicated in their joint statement, “The Trump administration’s attempt to cut funding at thousands of research institutions across the country is not only unlawful; it undermines public health, our economy, and our competitiveness.”
The coalition confirmed that the President cannot simply toss aside laws protecting medical research funding.
The funding thrown out by the executive order includes expenses that facilitate critical components of biomedical research, without which lifesaving and life-extending research, including clinical trials, would be significantly compromised.
The AG’s joint statement emphasized that research funded by the National Institutes of Health has furthered the nation’s understanding of medical conditions and found new treatments for life-threatening illnesses such as adult and childhood cancer, ALS, Parkinson’s Disease, heart disease, PTSD, and more.
The coalition of 22 attorneys general’s statement “urge(d) the Court to continue to block these funding cuts as we keep fighting this reckless abuse of power.”