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new reports about government funded programs feeling the pain from across the board spending cuts known as sequester. take the national institutes of health. medical research is taking a big hit because of $1.7 billion in cuts. meals on wheels has been forced to cut staff and deliver thousands fewer meals to the elderly each week. and domestic violence programs are being dealt a serious blow, losing $20 million in funding that advocates say could put women s lives on line. i m joined by ceo of the national network to end domestic violence. good morning. thank you for having me on the show. your organization did a survey in the fall and found that 69% of programs are getting hit by state cuts. this is before the sequester. they wouldn t be able to make that up in private donations.
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back to hardball. our series with the the unkindest cut. we have showcased the way congress s arbitrary across the board spending cuts has had real world negative effects on people across this country, like cuts to head start for children, meals on wheels for the home bound. we look at cuts for funding for medical research. cutting funding for the national institutes of health. the largest supporter of biomedical research in the world means delays to the universal flu vaccine that could fight every strain of flu. no more rolling of the dice hoping your type of flu is covered by the flu shot. cancer drugs, developments that would isolate the disease and cause less trauma to the rest of the body and research on drugs that could lessen debilitating effects of old age. i guess we re talking alzheimer s. dr. francis collins is the director of the national institute of health. he was awarded the national award of freedom for leader of