Schumer reveals 'bipartisan' plans to reverse DOGE cuts as lawmakers work through funding push
Senate Minority Leader Schumer targets Transportation, Housing and Urban Development programs in spending talks
By Leo Briceno Fox News
Published January 16, 2026 7:19pm EST
House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he would press to restore funding cut by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and even add to the original amounts.
Schumer made the comments when he was asked Thursday if he would work to replenish funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at a forum held by the Center for American Progress.
"If you look at the budget we’re working on right now, we restore most of the cuts. And even go higher than previous years on many of the programs that DOGE slashed," Schumer said.
"We have worked really hard and gotten bipartisan support to increase these amounts and undo a lot of the cuts which are essential."
He did not describe which specific programs he hopes to supplement.
Lawmakers have not yet released a final text for the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill for 2026. The Senate Appropriations Committee has proposed a plan that would increase its fiscal year 2026 funding by $5 billion over fiscal 2025 levels.
Since the Trump administration began making cuts through DOGE, Democrats like Schumer have largely condemned them, calling them an attack on government resources and services.
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