1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Congress must completely reject the proposed FY27 Department of Interior budget and restore funding to 2024 levels at a minimum for all agencies and scientific research programs. This budget is a farce that guts the very programs Americans depend on for healthy forests, restored wetlands, and wildlife protection. The numbers expose the deception. BLM's rangeland management is slashed by $29 million while grazing expansion is promised, with monitoring handed to the Public Lands Council so ranchers can regulate themselves. Cultural resources and wilderness management are zeroed out entirely. Fish and Wildlife loses $420 million overall, with endangered species programs, wetlands conservation, and refuge management all cut despite claims about public access. USGS eliminates its entire $295 million Ecosystems mission, removing all environmental health and invasive species research. The Park Service loses $1 billion and 2,700 rangers. This isn't about efficiency. It's about abandoning stewardship so public lands can be overgrazed, eroded, and stripped while parks degrade from lack of staff. Public lands drive rural economies and tourism. Americans don't want extinct species, clearcut forests, and understaffed parks. We want the opposite of what this budget delivers. Reject this proposal and fund these agencies properly.