Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk’s Meddling – Rolling Stone

Less than 48 hours before defaulting and triggering a shutdown, Congress is still scrambling to pass a stopgap funding resolution that will keep the U.S. government funded and functional through the next few months. After several starts and stops, Republicans&nbsp;were reduced to infighting on Wednesday after <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/elon-musk/"  id="auto-tag_elon-musk"  data-tag="elon-musk"  >Elon Musk</a> &mdash; Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;first buddy&rdquo; and government &ldquo;efficiency&rdquo; adviser &mdash; <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/musk-trump-government-funding-deal-shutdown-1235211000/"  >rejected</a> a proposed funding deal and called for a legislative freeze and government shutdown until Trump&rsquo;s inauguration in late January.&nbsp;<br>    As a result, the new stripped-down funding bill proposed on Thursday is literally throwing out the baby with the bathwater: It will exclude $190 million for the &#8220;Give Kids a Chance&#8221; program for child <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/cancer/"  id="auto-tag_cancer"  data-tag="cancer"  >cancer</a> research.&nbsp;Sam Stein of The Bulwark <a  rel="nofollow"  href="https://x.com/samstein/status/1869865415389729108"  target="_blank"  >points out</a> that the new bill also excludes funding for research on premature labor, sickle cell disease treatment, early detection of breast and cervical cancer, the Rural Broadband Protection Act, an anti-deepfake porn bill, and more.    <div class="admz" id="adm-inline-article-ad-1">                     <div class="adma boomerang" data-device="Desktop" data-width="300">                  <div style="min-width:50px;min-height:75px;"   class="pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text"   data-priority="10" >    <div id="gpt-dsk-tab-article-inbody-uid0"       class="adw-300 adh-250" data-is-adhesion-ad="">         <script type="application/javascript">

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