IFPTE Rejects President’s Budget Document, Calls on Congress to Continue to Reject Spending Levels that will Weaken the America’s Government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC – The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) issued the following statement in response to the release of the President’s Budget Request (PBR) for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27), which was sent to Congress on Friday, April 3. While the PBR states the Administration’s priorities and recommends to Congress the funding levels the Administration is requesting for the upcoming fiscal year, Congress approves and passes spending levels for the federal government under powers defined by the Constitution.
IFPTE President Matthew Biggs:
“The President’s budget document for Fiscal Year 2027 completely misses the mark and fails to meet the needs and concerns of American people. At a time when working people are facing an affordability crisis and the government services they count on are targeted by the Administration’s costly policies, we call on Congress to reject this proposal.
With no pay increase for civilian federal workers included this budget request, the Administration continues its effort to demoralize, devalue, and dismantle the skilled and dedicated federal workforce that support Americans’ safety and health, our national security, our supply chains, our leadership in science and innovation, and our quality of life.
Sadly, the Administration extends last year’s malicious attack on federal science and innovation by requesting Congress gut NASA’s science and technology missions, NOAA’s ocean research and fisheries management, and EPA’s efforts to research and protect American’s health, among other assaults on federal science and public safety. Just like last year, IFPTE is committed to working with Congress, which holds the power of the purse, to reject this proposal and secure bipartisan support for a budget that supports the needs of the American people, America’s federal workforce, and the government services and responsibilities that make America strong, resilient, innovative, and globally competitive.”
IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson:
“As a statement of values and priorities, the President’s budget request is fundamentally at odds with any stated goal of reinvesting in America and sustaining a path to the middle class for working Americans. This budget request does nothing to begin repairing the costly damage done to the federal government and its workforce over the last year through unlawful impoundments and unconstitutional implementation of spending levels before Congress passed its budget. If this proposal were enacted, it would leave America weaker, less capable of providing services that Americans count on, and under-resourced in the event of emergencies or an economic downturn. IFPTE is confident that Congress will reject this proposal, just as it rejected the previous FY26 request, and we continue our advocacy for important federal government services and missions, and the workforce that works for America.”
IFPTE is a labor union representing upwards of 90,000 workers in the federal, public, and private sectors.
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