Congressman DeSaulnier Denounces Trump Cuts to Children's Social Services and Anti-Poverty Programs

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman DeSaulnier issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s announcement of plans to illegally freeze $10 billion in funding for child care subsidies and social services for low-income children in California and four other states with Democratic governors.

“Playing politics with the lives of children by stealing billions of dollars meant to support their care and development is a new level of depravity for the Trump Administration. Targeting programs that Democrats and Republicans created together that support working families and children is not America First and will only damage our workforce and economy in the long run. If the Administration has the resources to pursue an endless regime-change war in Venezuela like it claims, it certainly can afford to support our own children. Congress alone authorizes funding and I call on my Republican colleagues in the House to denounce, investigate, and hold hearings on this cruel, anti-American, and illegal Executive overreach.”