WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today led members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation-Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), and Bill Keating (MA-09)-in writing to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya in response to his February 3, 2026, testimony before the HELP Committee.
During the hearing, Senator Markey asked Director Bhattacharya wh...