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House subcommittee presses Labor secretary on proposed $4.7 billion cut and program cancellations
Summary
Lawmakers on the House Appropriations subcommittee questioned Secretary of Labor Chavez de Remer about the Trump administration's fiscal 2026 budget proposal, which would cut roughly $4.7 billion (about 35%) from the Department of Labor and eliminate or reduce several workforce and worker-protection programs.
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education members questioned Secretary of Labor Chavez de Remer on the department's fiscal year 2026 budget request and a set of administration actions that lawmakers say would shrink core worker protections and training programs.
The budget proposal submitted by the White House would cut about $4,700,000,000 from the Department of Labor — roughly 35% compared with current funding levels for some accounts — and would, according to committee members, eliminate or sharply reduce funding for workforce training and enforcement programs. "I strongly oppose your proposal to cut the funding for the Department of Labor by $4,700,000,000," Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro said, calling the package an "anti-worker" request that would harm job training and safety enforcement.
Why it matters: Committee members said the proposed cuts would affect WIOA-funded workforce programs, Job Corps,…
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