WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
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 ...