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Trump's power grab threatens science - we need your help
I am writing as your constituent to ask that you act decisively to oppose the Trump administration's illegal freeze of federal funds for programs, research, and science in our state.
Every day, federally funded science saves lives, improves health, and strengthens our communities. Those resources go to our local schools, hospitals, and universities. The Trump administration's chaotic attempts to defund science by withdrawing taxpayers dollars already approved by Congress threatens our state. When science is sidelined, people get hurt.
The Trump administration's actions threaten families' access to life-saving medicines. They threaten cutting-edge research and grants that protect our land, air, and water. They threaten support for some of our neighbors that they rely on day-by-day, if not hour-by-hour.
The Trump administration has no right to seize, redirect or delay congressionally approved funding for essential and life-saving science, research, and programs. That is true however and wherever the Trump administration attempts this illegal power grab now, or in the future.
The President has been clear that he thinks that he alone should get to decide how every single American taxpayer dollar is spent, and that he won’t stop trying to exercise that power wherever he is allowed to do so.
Congress should take decisive action right now to firmly and permanently reject that overreach, and to ensure that resources committed to science and research will continue to benefit the people in our state and for which it was intended.
Every day, federally funded science saves lives, improves health, and strengthens our communities. Those resources go to our local schools, hospitals, and universities. The Trump administration's chaotic attempts to defund science by withdrawing taxpayers dollars already approved by Congress threatens our state. When science is sidelined, people get hurt.
The Trump administration's actions threaten families' access to life-saving medicines. They threaten cutting-edge research and grants that protect our land, air, and water. They threaten support for some of our neighbors that they rely on day-by-day, if not hour-by-hour.
The Trump administration has no right to seize, redirect or delay congressionally approved funding for essential and life-saving science, research, and programs. That is true however and wherever the Trump administration attempts this illegal power grab now, or in the future.
The President has been clear that he thinks that he alone should get to decide how every single American taxpayer dollar is spent, and that he won’t stop trying to exercise that power wherever he is allowed to do so.
Congress should take decisive action right now to firmly and permanently reject that overreach, and to ensure that resources committed to science and research will continue to benefit the people in our state and for which it was intended.
Why is this important?
President Trump's attempt to freeze funding for life-saving and essential science with a blatantly illegal and unconstitutional power grab should send chills down our spines.
Research and grants abruptly halted. Medicine deliveries interrupted. Families and communities in shock. The Trump administration's Project 2025 plan has made clear that the President thinks it's his power and prerogative to unilaterally decide how taxpayer dollars are spent. That includes funds that Congress has already approved to go to local hospitals, universities, and research institutions for essential science, research, and programs that directly benefit our communities.
The Trump administration has also made clear it will not stop trying to exercise this power wherever and however it can. Regardless of whether the administration has to walk back an executive order or is momentarily turned back by a court, they will keep at it until and unless Congress acts decisively and is clear that it will not stand for this illegal and harmful overreach.
Urge Congress to oppose the Trump administration's illegal freeze of federal funds for programs, research, and science.
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) launched our Save Science, Save Lives campaign on Day 1 of the Trump administration to provide a bullhorn for UCS supporters to speak out with one voice. Right now, we need to band together to make sure our lawmakers to hear from us and are moved to stand up to the Trump administration and to protect science.
Regardless of party, we expect our legislators to use every tool at their disposal to stop the illegal and unconstitutional attempt to withhold congressionally approved funds. Funds that our communities have been counting on for cancer and other life-saving research, critical disaster relief efforts, providing food to kids, and so much more.
Take a moment to let your members of Congress know where you stand on Trump's illegal and unconstitutional power grab, and how you expect them to respond.