Van Hollen Statement on Trump Budget Proposal

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and lead Democrat on the Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s initial proposed budget:

“I’ve long said our budget is a statement of our values. And this budget makes clear what the Trump Administration values – not working Americans, not lowering costs for families struggling to get by, but instead giving more to big corporations and billionaires. With this budget proposal, the Trump Administration is doubling down on Elon Musk's DOGE cuts to services for the American people, gutting everything from access to health care, our children’s education, scientific research for life-saving cures, and so much more. This budget will not only hurt Americans here at home, it will also make our nation less secure and diminish our standing abroad. I am ready to fight with everything we’ve got against the damage this budget would inflict on the American people.”