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. Luján, and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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.
- (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;