Wednesday, July 30, 2025
SENATOR DURBIN & SIU MEDICINE LEADERS EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS
Health care leaders and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin gathered at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine on July 25 to strongly denounce sweeping federal budget cuts to Medicaid, student loan support and medical research—pillars that sustain both local patient care and the next generation of physicians. “The new federal directives are not theoretical,” said Dr. Jerry Kruse, dean and provost of SIU Medicine. “They will directly harm the people and communities we serve—especially in rural and
