Hoyer Called Out for Falsely Accusing Trump of Cutting Funding for Medical Research
"Well, you say that but the President has just proposed a $5.5 billion cut which is about a 15 percent cut in NIH," Hoyer claimed.
"Is that a cut or is that a decrease in forward spending over time?" Sullivan asked.
"Well it's a decrease, it's a decrease in forward spending, you're correct on that but it's a decrease in terms of effort because as inflation occurs obviously a dollar doesn't buy tomorrow or the next year or five years from now what it buys today," Hoyer said. "So, yes, okay, fine, nominally you have an increase, but if you have an increase of five cents and the product cost you another 15 cents you have a decrease."
when is a cut not a cut ...... when it is a decrease in forward spending