麻州正副州長和 3聯邦眾議員攜手發聲明 誓言對抗川普政府保護科研

麻州州長Maura Healey（右二）、副州長Kim Driscoll （中），聯邦眾議院民主黨鞭
Katherine Clark（左二），和聯邦眾議員Lori Trahan （右一）、Jake Auchincloss （左一）。
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        （Boston Orange綜合編譯）麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）、聯邦眾議院民主黨鞭克拉克（Katherine Clark），和聯邦眾議員Lori Trahan、Jake Auchincloss等人8月26日聚會討論如何反對，並克服川普總統（Donald Trump）排斥外來人才，削減科研預算等政策對麻州科研、民生及經濟造成的衝擊。

奚莉州長和聯邦議員們發表了一份聯合聲明，稱生物醫藥與科研是麻州經濟命脈，直接或間接創造逾 160 億美元經濟產值，支撐了整個麻州 40% 的薪資總額。川普政府的政策，直接衝擊、干擾了麻州累計上千筆的科研計畫。

以哈佛大學為例，有高達22億美元的多年期研究補助，一度遭聯邦政府以行政裁量，部會指令等手段凍結，後來波士頓聯邦法院判決川普政府做法違反行政程序法，以及憲法第一修正案，補助解凍，但聯邦政府提起上訴，目前命運未卜。

全美最大醫院研究體系，包括麻州總醫院（MGH）和布萊根婦女醫院的Mass General Brigham，也收到美國衛生研究院（NIH）和衛生與人民服務部（HHS）發出的終止撥款通知，近7000萬美元的初級醫療和生殖健康等計劃的經費受影響，引發實驗室裁員潮。

麻州州長奚莉為阻止人才與技術外流，2025年提出《DRIVE法案》，規劃 4 億美元的多年期投資框架。其中 2 億美元擬設立專項基金直接挹注研究機構，另 2 億美元用於支持公立高教人才留任與研究成本。不過，該法案目前仍處於州議會審議與授權階段，後續效果還看立法進度，以及如何分批發放。

2026年，奚莉州長還簽署了「麻州贏法案（Mass Wins Act）」，追加 1.75 億美元投入 AI、量子計算與生物安全創新，支持科研。

        為防止損害擴大，麻州總檢察長已聯合全美 20 多州提起訴訟，成功取得法院臨時限制令（TRO），阻止聯邦政府把大學與醫院科研經費中，包括實驗室設施，水電費，行政支援費等「非直接成本（Indirect Cost Rates）」的報銷上限，強制壓至 15% 的行政指令。

        奚莉州長和3名聯邦議員強調，地方救援資金只是杯水車薪，麻州團隊將在國會串聯各州力量，捍衛科研預算與法規制度。

Governor Healey, Whip Clark, Congresswoman Trahan, Congressman Auchincloss Sound Alarm on Trump’s Research Cuts

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Congresswoman Lori Trahan, and Congressman Jake Auchincloss issued the following statement after meeting today to discuss how to oppose and overcome President Donald Trump’s anti-science agenda.

“Science and medicine are cornerstones of the Massachusetts economy. We are home to world-class research universities and teaching hospitals. Our scientists and entrepreneurs are developing cures, vaccines and therapies for devastating diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. This sector directly and indirectly generates thousands of jobs and more than $16 billion in economic activity in our state. We’re home to one in every 10 research and development jobs in the United States, and R&D jobs directly or indirectly support 40 percent of all wages paid in Massachusetts, with benefits cascading across industries including construction, food services, health care, retail and administrative support. 

“Yet President Trump’s cuts to research funding, politics-over-science posture, and rejection of immigrant talent puts all of that at risk. We’ve seen clinical trials halted and patients left waiting. We’ve seen universities reduce admissions and lay off faculty, while other countries recruit our scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs and graduate students.  

“We need action now to protect Massachusetts’ renowned research and innovation economy and the lifesaving discoveries, jobs and economic growth that come with it. We support Governor Healey’s DRIVE Act, which would direct critical state funding to our hospitals, universities, and independent research institutions. This investment will help retain world-class talent, protect jobs across industries and strengthen a key pillar of the Massachusetts economy. 

“But Massachusetts can’t make up for the loss of federal funding alone. We will work together to ensure that federal funding, regulation, and reimbursement policies support biomedical research and innovation.”