Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says his party will challenge a Trump administration funding-cut package that he says would remove nearly $1 billion from programs serving families, students and small businesses.
In a statement released by Senate Democrats, Schumer described the package as illegal and said it would affect funding for children, K-12 students, small businesses, and health and clean-air research. That characterization is his allegation, not a court finding established by the statement.
Schumer, a New York Democrat, linked his opposition to broader criticism of the administration's handling of the Iran war, tariffs and household costs. He argued that those policies have made gas, groceries and health care harder to afford.
The release does not identify individual appropriations accounts, specify how much each program would lose or describe a New York allocation. It also does not supply the legal analysis underlying Schumer's assertion that the package is unlawful.
Schumer pledged that Senate Democrats would fight the cuts. The statement does not announce a filed lawsuit, a legislative vote or a timetable for a specific challenge.
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