"Firing 10,000 of our nation's top scientists, doctors, and public health experts is not reform—it’s sabotage. Trump, Musk, and Kennedy Jr.’s reckless purge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is gutting the agency American families rely on to stop disease outbreaks, develop new treatments, and save lives. With these dangerous firings, our government is losing generations of talented researchers, doctors, epidemiologists, and public health professionals—people who have dedicated their lives to advancing medical science and protecting the public. Their departure will set back lifesaving research and likely delay cures for diseases we’ve spent decades fighting.

"With regional offices shuttering, every community—urban, rural, red or blue—will feel the consequences. Fewer staff means longer delays for approvals, slower responses to health crises, and higher costs as the remaining workforce is stretched thin and forced to travel farther to get critical work done.

"Democrats will not stand by while America’s health infrastructure is dismantled. We will fight these dangerous cuts in Congress and in the courts."