119-sres324

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 324 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 324

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the actions of the Trump 
 Administration that drastically and indiscriminately reduce staff at 
 Federal agencies, freeze vast swaths of critical Federal funding, and 
 dismantle Federal agencies are destructive and harmful to communities 
 across the United States and have raised costs for American families.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 16, 2025

Ms. Rosen (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Peters, 
 Mr. Padilla, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, 
 Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following resolution; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
 Governmental Affairs

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the actions of the Trump 
 Administration that drastically and indiscriminately reduce staff at 
 Federal agencies, freeze vast swaths of critical Federal funding, and 
 dismantle Federal agencies are destructive and harmful to communities 
 across the United States and have raised costs for American families.

Whereas, while there is strong bipartisan support for rooting out waste, fraud, 
 and abuse in the Federal Government, the indiscriminate cuts by the 
 Department of Government Efficiency are hurting hardworking families by 
 taking away critical programs they rely on and are not addressing real 
 waste, fraud, or abuse;
Whereas it is reckless and unconscionable for President Donald Trump to take 
 away critical programs while pushing for more tax cuts for the ultra-
 wealthy;
Whereas the freezes on Federal funding, the elimination and dismantling of 
 Federal agencies, and the firing of Federal staff have caused immediate 
 and widespread harm to communities across the United States by 
 disrupting critical programs that keep costs low for American families 
 and support public health, education, small businesses, veterans, and 
 economic stability;
Whereas these actions have directly and negatively affected--

    (1) the ability of key programs like Social Security, Medicare, and 
Medicaid to provide critical benefits to seniors, children, and families, 
due to office closures and staffing cuts;

    (2) Federally-qualified health centers, which provide high quality, 
affordable primary health, dental, and mental health care and low-cost 
prescription drugs to over 32,000,000 patients a year, including to 1 in 
every 8 children and 1 in every 15 seniors;

    (3) medical research at universities that is critical for both patient 
care and the economy, including research funded by the National Institutes 
of Health on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and other life-threatening 
diseases;

    (4) nonprofit organizations that provide mental health and substance 
use disorder treatment, which do not have large financial reserves and are 
stretched thin when any freeze of funding goes into effect;

    (5) housing programs that provide millions of Americans with access to 
affordable housing and which provide shelter and supportive services to 
homeless individuals, including children, families, and veterans;

    (6) small business programs that provide support to entrepreneurs 
looking to start and grow their businesses, rebuild in the wake of a 
disaster, gain access to mentorship and counseling, and compete for Federal 
contracting opportunities;

    (7) students with disabilities who count on funding under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to get 
equal access to education;

    (8) programs run by the Department of Agriculture that support local 
farmers and ranchers and strengthen regional food systems;

    (9) veteran services, health care, and benefits, as well as veteran 
employment, with thousands of veterans fired by the Trump Administration so 
far;

    (10) workforce development and job training programs, including the 
attempted closure of Job Corps centers across the country, which would cut 
off thousands of at-risk youth from the job training needed to gain 
employment;

    (11) the influence of the United States in the world and the ability to 
compete with adversaries, like the People's Republic of China, that are 
filling the gaps left by the United States due to the elimination of the 
United States Agency for International Development and the severe reduction 
in United States foreign aid, which is critical to the national security of 
the United States; and

    (12) many more vital programs with a significant impact on the daily 
lives of people in the United States; and

Whereas even short-term disruptions at Federal agencies and in Federal funding 
 result in--

    (1) financial instability for organizations providing critical services 
to their communities;

    (2) reduced access to essential services for families in need of health 
care, child care, housing, and nutrition assistance;

    (3) economic uncertainty for small businesses, nonprofit organizations, 
and local governments that depend on timely Federal support; and

    (4) abrupt disruptions in critical work by experts in public health, 
transportation safety, water safety, in providing protection to students 
with disabilities, in providing technical assistance to States and 
localities, and in countless other critical functions: Now, therefore, be 
it

 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--

    (1) to date, the actions of the Trump Administration have 
 created chaos, raised costs for consumers, made the United 
 States less safe, put the health of Americans at risk, and 
 jeopardized the privacy of individuals and businesses; and

    (2) the focus of the Senate and the Trump Administration 
 should be on--
        (A) protecting families;
        (B) lowering the cost of groceries, housing, and 
 medical care;
            (C) supporting veterans;
            (D) protecting scientific research and the position 
 of the United States as a leader in medical 
 breakthroughs;
        (E) preserving and expanding access to quality and 
 affordable health care;
        (F) supporting early education programs and child 
 care for working families; and
        (G) growing the United States economy by supporting 
 small businesses and investing in technologies and 
 industries that grow the middle class in the United 
 States.
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