WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, in response to the release of President Trump's budget request (https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/trump-white-house-budget-00857167?utm_content=user/politico&utm_source=flipboard) calling for a $73 billion cut to domestic programs in favor of a massive increase in defense spending, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, issued the following statement:
"Once again, President Trump is putting endless wars first and working families last. Americans are struggling with the sky-high cost of groceries, gas, electricity, and life-saving prescri...