“America’s moms are alarmed and outraged that the Trump administration is making devastating cuts to staff, grants, and programs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which runs numerous agencies that are vitally important to our health and wellbeing. Nothing matters more to America’s moms than a government that ensures our food is safe and provides health information we can trust, care we can count on, medications we can afford, and coverage that meets all our needs.

“We are deeply concerned that the cuts and unnecessary reorganization at HHS take us farther from that goal – and will likely cost taxpayers more in the long run. It is hard to see how HHS can maintain, much less improve, its work while cutting about 20,000 employees – many of them with advanced medical and scientific expertise. That includes nearly one-fifth of the Food and Drug Administration workforce; 18% of the workforce at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and about 6% of the workforce at the National Institutes of Health. It’s hard to understand why, in the midst of fentanyl and youth mental health crises, HHS is consolidating SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) into a new Administration for a Healthy America.

“The safety of our food, prescription medications, and medical devices is of paramount importance to moms and families. Robert F. Kennedy’s priorities – Elon Musk’s priorities – President Trump’s priorities are not our priorities. For generations, our children and families have benefited from the world-class health agencies our government has run. It’s hard to see how that work can continue with a near-25% reduction in force at HHS. These cuts will almost certainly cause grave harm to people with disabilities, children, seniors, and those with chronic illnesses and/or low incomes. They will make our country less healthy.”