PADILLA, CALIFORNIA LEADERS SOUND ALARM AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CUTS BILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:

SACRAMENTO, CA - As the Trump Administration moves to slash federal funding and rewrite longstanding grant programs, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) convened California leaders to sound the alarm about the consequences for communities across the state.The roundtable included a discussion among leaders from California universities, nonprofits, childcare, food banks, immigrant-serving organizations, and philanthropy.

In California alone, the Trump Administration has cancelled $7.6 billion in clean energy funding, withdrawn nearly $2 billion in research funding, and continues to withhold overdue disaster relief funding for communities impacted by wildfires. New...