1.0Senator Rubiohttps://www.rubio.senate.govJuliana Camachohttps://www.rubio.senate.gov/author/jcamacho/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YYsSdgGK1n"><a href="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/rubio-asks-nih-for-plan-to-ensure-critical-research-continues-despite-shortage-of-primates/">Rubio Asks NIH for Plan to Ensure Critical Research Continues Despite Shortage of Primates</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/rubio-asks-nih-for-plan-to-ensure-critical-research-continues-despite-shortage-of-primates/embed/#?secret=YYsSdgGK1n" width="600" height="338" title="“Rubio Asks NIH for Plan to Ensure Critical Research Continues Despite Shortage of Primates” — Senator Rubio" data-secret="YYsSdgGK1n" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Scientists have long agreed that nonhuman primates are critical to biomedical research because of their anatomical, behavioral and genetic similarities to humans. The U.S. has previously imported 60 percent of nonhuman primates for research from China. However, China’s ban on exporting nonhuman primates to “prevent the spread of COVID-19” has dramatically reduced the nation’s supply. […]https://www.rubio.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SMR-Twitter-image-9-1024x576.png1024576