The larger science that comes from research is from a large body of data and people. Individuals are funded by grants or corporations which might influence that specific research but that data is tested against the larger body of data so funding does not determine science.
People who advice science policy must have sufficient knowledge to have an objective view of the larger science which is independent of funding. To believe that scientific conclusions are primarily a matter of funding is to displace an ignorance of facts and methodologies in science. To act without understanding of facts presents a danger to the future of our society.