WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, questioned Energy Secretary Chris Wright about President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 proposed budget for the Department of Energy and its drastic cuts to science funding.
"Your budget cuts the Office of Science's funding by $1.1 billion. It slashes basic energy science by 20%, Earth and Environmental Systems science by 79%, and High Energy Physics Research by 17%. Even some User Facilities, which are the backbone of the labs, are looking at over 50% cuts," said Senator Padilla. "So, you've claimed many times this affordable, reliable, secure energy for all Am...