Xavier Becerra, the Health and Human Services Secretary under former President Joe Biden, blasted the budget proposed by President Donald Trump by calling cuts to the HHS a “demolition plan.”
“This isn’t a budget proposal — it’s a demolition plan. Slashing $33 billion in NIH funding and cratering public health research is an assault on our nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to disease, medical innovation, and everyday care that millions of Americans rely on,” Becerra posted on X, Friday.
Earlier in the day, Trump released his much-anticipated budget for fiscal year 2026 that has proposed $163 billion in cuts. Nondefense discretionary spending will be at its lowest level since 2000 when adjusted for inflation according to a senior OMB official.
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