National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya other health experts testified at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the agency's fiscal year budget priorities. Several lawmakers raised concerns about an emerging Ebola outbreak, as well as the elimination of research programs and reduced funding at the NIH under the Trump administration. Senators also questioned the impact funding cuts on medical research, public health preparedness, and the nation's ability to respond to future health crises.