Illinois HR 621: CHILDCARE FUNDS-CUTS

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HR0621LRB104 20362 MST 33817 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, On January 6, 2026, President Donald Trump's 

3Department of Health and Human Services announced a unilateral 

4suspension of $10 billion in childcare, citing allegations of 

5wrongdoing in Minnesota to justify a freeze on funds for 

6Illinois and other states; and

7 WHEREAS, President Trump's latest funding freezes follow 

8already familiar patterns, unilaterally halting 

9congressionally mandated funding with no authorization, 

10selectively attacking specific states for political 

11retribution, targeting the most vulnerable people for cuts, 

12and exacerbating the Trump affordability crisis; and

13 WHEREAS, President Trump's suspension of funding to 

14Illinois, California, Colorado, and New York was not made 

15based on specific allegations in those states but rather 

16appear to have been targeting states with Democratic governors 

17critical of Donald Trump himself; and

18 WHEREAS, President Trump's funding freeze threatens access 

19to safe, affordable childcare for 150,000 children in Illinois 

20and 100,000 households, while also jeopardizing the jobs of 

21many childcare providers already living paycheck to paycheck; 

22and

HR0621- 2 -LRB104 20362 MST 33817 r

1 WHEREAS, President Trump is choosing to make working 

2parents' greatest expense even less affordable; childcare is 

3already one of the most daunting costs facing working 

4families, with the average cost of daycare outpacing the 

5average cost of a two-bedroom apartment in parts of Illinois 

6and across the country; and

7 WHEREAS, President Trump's allies and apologists continue 

8to say he should have the power to temporarily pause and review 

9spending, statements that s