Democrats publish running list of $430 million in Trump cuts
Senator Patty Murray and Representative Rosa DeLauro, both Democrats and key members of the Senate and House appropriations committees, have published a tracker that highlights over $430 million in federal funding that has been blocked by President Donald Trump. This tracker aims too expose what they describe as a critically important and illegal funding freeze that negatively impacts Americans across the country. The release of this details coincided with Congress resuming its sessions after a recess, during which Republicans, who control both chambers, are working to implement TrumpS legislative agenda.
The tracker identifies 114 programs where funding has either been frozen, canceled, or terminated, particularly emphasizing the impact of the Trump administration’s decisions on previously approved congressional spending. A significant point of contention highlighted by Murray and DeLauro is Trump’s refusal to allocate nearly $3 billion in emergency funding intended for various federal programs, including NOAA’s procurement budget. They argue that this selective withholding of funds undermines the government’s financial commitments and violates existing spending laws.
Trump defends these cuts as part of his campaign to reduce government size, but he has also requested considerable new funding for areas such as border security and defense that would further complicate the budget landscape. Republicans, while facing pressure to make significant cuts to programs like Medicare and Medicaid, claim they will target wasteful spending.
The Democrats are leveraging the frustrations stemming from these funding cuts to bolster their messaging in Congress, with efforts to connect with constituents who are upset by the impact of these fiscal decisions.
Democrats publish running list of $430 million Trump cuts as Congressional spending fight resumes
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), top Democrats on the Senate and House appropriations committees, released a tracker detailing federal funding blocked by President Donald Trump.
The running list is meant to “shine a light on President Trump’s vast, illegal funding freeze and how it is hurting people in every zip code in America.” The move comes as Congress reconvened from its spring recess Monday, and Republicans in control of both chambers are looking to deliver next month on Trump’s legislative agenda.
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“No American president has ever so flagrantly ignored our nation’s spending laws or so brazenly denied the American people investments they are owed,” Murray and DeLauro said in a statement.
The pair said their tracker is not complete or exhaustive, as the Trump administration faces dozens of lawsuits filed by state and local governments, advocacy organizations, and employees laid off by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
The Democrats’ tracker showcases the extent to which the Trump administration has blocked congressionally approved funds. So far, it has highlighted 114 programs that Democrats said have seen their funds frozen, canceled, or terminated entirely in Trump’s second term.
One of the Democrats’ examples includes the Trump administration canceling “Emergency Funding Provided for [the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s] Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction Budget.”
Murray and DeLauro said that Trump “refused to designate $2.934 billion of emergency funding provided in the FY25 continuing resolution (CR), which includes $100 million provided for NOAA’s procurement, acquisition, and construction budget.
“The President cannot cherry pick the emergency funding he likes without putting all $12.4 billion in emergency funding in the continuing resolution at risk,” the information on the running list reads.
Trump has defended the cuts as part of his campaign promise to shrink the size of government. These cuts affect already-approved congressional spending, but Republicans in Congress are working on more cuts, to the tune of $1.5 trillion, to help offset their priority of extending Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan in-house think tank, announced that congressional Republicans would not meet their budget target without making large cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, two popular programs widely used in Republican states and districts. Republicans have repeatedly said they’d only cut “waste, fraud, and abuse” from the services, though experts say that’s not likely to be enough to make up for the gap.
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Trump has also asked for hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending on border security, deportations, and defense, all of which will increase the budget.
The tracker from DeLauro and Murray is the latest instance of Democrats making the most of the cuts by the Trump administration in their messaging. Over the two-week recess, congressional Democrats held town halls featuring voters upset by these cuts in hopes of boosting Democratic popularity.
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