ICYMI: Californians in Support of "Foundation for the Future" Senate Budget Plan
ICYMI: The California State Senate released the 2026-27 budget plan named “Foundation for the Future.” Lawmakers have received support for this budget from a range of organizations that are on the frontlines of federal cuts.
SACRAMENTO – California advocates continue to voice their support for the recently released “Foundation for the Future” budget plan. The Senate introduced its framework that advances responsible budgeting, maintains essential programs, and improves the state’s budget long-term.
This budget allows the state to fund essential programs critical to the success of California, including HHAP, California Dream for All, and the creation of 44,000 additional child care slots. For a breakdown of the budget proposal, please click here.
WHAT CALIFORNIANS ARE SAYING
SEIU: The State Senate’s budget plan shows leadership, vision, and courage. It refuses to accept as inevitable that millions of Californians will lose healthcare and food as a result of Trump’s damaging cuts. Instead, it insists that corporations, which are receiving $900 billion in federal tax cuts, need to pay a fair share of the cost of their workers’ Medi-Cal coverage. This approach will save lives and provide a lifeline to struggling families. It will also help stabilize California’s volatile revenue cycles.
SEIU members applaud State Senate President pro Tempore Limón, Budget Chair Laird and Budget Subcommittee Chair Menjivar for offering a vision of how California can continue to uphold our values, save our healthcare system and social safety nets, and support working people in the face of Trump’s massive upward redistribution of wealth to corporations and their wealthy stockholders and executives.
California Federation of Labor Unions: When corporations create poor quality jobs with low wages and without healthcare benefits, taxpayers are forced to cover health insurance costs for workers on Medi-Cal. We thank Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón for her leadership in committing to California Labor’s proposal to require corporations pay their fair share and make contributions to cover the Medi-Cal costs of their workers.
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network: The Senate budget proposal takes the right approach to our health and our budget: raising revenues from the largest corporations to maintain essential health care that benefits all Californians.
CPEHN deeply appreciates Pro Tem Monique Limón, Senate Budget Chair Laird and Subcommittee Chair Menjivar’s compassionate and common-sense leadership in rejecting the cruelest and most devastating cuts in the January budget. We urge these leaders to hold strong to these values and for the Assembly and Governor to join us in protecting vital care for all Californians.
County Welfare Directors Association of California: Thank you Pro Tem Limón and Senate Leaders for protecting Californians against H.R.1
The Senate’s plan is a strong step to combat the cruelty of H.R.1 cuts, including: investing in county health and human services eligibility workers, protecting IHSS against devastating cuts, maintaining Medi-Cal coverage for humanitarian immigrants, and much more
CA Partnership to End Domestic Violence: More than ever, California needs to fund core shelter, counseling, and other services that victims and survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking depend on. Thank you to Senators Rubio, Laird, Richardson, and Limón for proposing $100 million in victim services funding in the coming year’s budget. Governor Newsom, we urge you to do the right thing and include $100 million in the May Revise.
Big City Mayors: On behalf of the California Big City Mayors Coalition, we thank you and your colleagues in the Senate for your strong leadership and continued commitment to addressing homelessness across the state…The Senate’s proposal to restore HHAP funding to $1 billion provides mayors with the critical tools needed to build on the progress our cities have made. We commend the Senate’s leadership in restoring HHAP funding and stand ready to work in partnership to see this commitment included in the final budget.
California State Association of Counties: We appreciate California Senate Democrats, Senators Limón, Laird, and Hurtado for prioritizing HHAP funding in the Senate California Budget framework. Counties rely on sustained, flexible investments like HHAP to deliver on-the-ground homelessness solutions that work.
League of California Cities: Cal Cities applauds the Senate’s proposal to restore $1B for HHAP and commit another $1B for the next round — bringing much-needed certainty to local governments. Thank you pro Tempore Monique Limón and Senate leaders for prioritizing this issue!