Joni Ernst Presses NIH on Small Business Programs Used to Fund Chinese Tech Research

Senator Joni Ernst is pressing the National Institute of Health for more information related to research grants the agency gave to Chinese inventors through programs meant for small businesses.

The Iowa Republican wrote a letter to NIH director Monica Bertagnolli on Monday asking for details about its due diligence processes for applications to small business grant programs that the agency previously used to deliver taxpayer funds to Chinese investors, National Review has learned.