Padilla Statement on Trump’s FY 2027 Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump announced his official Fiscal Year 2027 budget request:

"Donald Trump has raised the cost of housing, groceries, and health care, taken our country into war, and now he's asking families to foot the bill for his disastrous agenda.

"With his proposed budget, Trump is asking Congress to cut critical programs that millions of Americans depend on: health care for veterans, scientific and medical research, education for children across the country, housing assistance, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Notably, he wants to cut Election Security Grants and decimate the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which would put our elections infrastructure at risk.

"Meanwhile, his unprecedented $1.5 trillion defense budget proposal - a 50 percent increase from last year - is so large that some Pentagon officials worry they won't know what to do with it.

"Congress must reject this budget and fight for one that reflects our values, not the whims of Donald Trump."

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