NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed another lawsuit against the Trump Administration. He joined 21 other attorneys general in suing the administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institute of Health for cutting funding that could impact public health research at universities. On Friday, the NIH announced it would slash costs by 15%.
Torrez said that the abrupt move could impact important work at the University of New Mexico including Alzheimer’s and cancer research.
In a statement, he said:
We are proud to join this multistate effort to protect critical medical and public health research from reckless and unlawful funding cuts. These NIH grants fuel groundbreaking innovations, lifesaving treatments, and the scientific advancements that have made the United States a global leader in biomedical research. The Trump Administration’s attempt to undermine this funding threatens the very foundation of public health progress, and we stand with our fellow attorneys general in fighting to ensure that universities and research institutions receive the resources they need to continue their vital work.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez