In Our Own Voice Responds to Trump’s 2026 Budget Proposal

NATIONWIDE — In response to the Trump administration’s proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, In Our Own Voice President and CEO Dr. Regina Davis Moss issued the following statement:

“Trump’s draconian budget proposal demonstrates how far this administration is willing to go in order to pass tax cuts for the wealthy and undo decades of hard-fought progress. By slashing critical safety net programs like Head Start, Trump is sending a clear message that his dangerous agenda will come at the expense of the health and safety of our communities. It’s time we call it what it is— this budget proposal is the latest tactic to destabilize the federal government and upend our democratic systems to pave the way for Project 2025 and an authoritarian regime that gives his administration unmitigated control.

During a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet due to rising costs, it is unconscionable that Trump wants to drastically cut resources that would help our communities survive the untenable economy his future tariffs will undoubtedly put us in. Not only does he plan to eliminate federal poverty and housing assistance programs, but his recommended cuts to the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Health and Human Services will have devastating impacts on reproductive health care. Trump is pushing for women to have more children while simultaneously eliminating the programs that help us start our families safely by gutting the agencies that oversee research for maternal health, child care, IVF and more.

In Our Own Voice will continue to work with our allies in Congress in order to reject this budget proposal and fight back against the attacks on our democracy. We must prioritize policy solutions rooted in Reproductive Justice that uplift our communities, expand access to health care, improve economic mobility and protect our bodily autonomy.”

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In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda is a national-state partnership focused on lifting up the voices of Black women leaders at the national and regional levels in our fight to secure Reproductive Justice for all women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals. Our eight strategic partners are Black Women for Wellness, Black Women’s Health Imperative, New Voices for Reproductive Justice, SisterLove, Inc. SisterReach, SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW, The Afiya Center and Women With A Vision.