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Recent News About Senate Budget Committee
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Senator Lindsey Graham voiced support for President Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget at an April 17 Senate hearing. He also called for using reconciliation to fund ICE and CBP amid stalled DHS appropriations.
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Senator Jeff Merkley delivered an opening statement at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on April 16 regarding the President's fiscal year 2027 budget request. Merkley criticized several aspects of both process and policy within the proposal while calling for renewed Congressional oversight.
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Senator Jeff Merkley released new fact sheets detailing concerns over President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal. The Senate Budget Committee will discuss the proposal in an upcoming hearing.
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Senator Jeff Merkley has criticized President Trump's fiscal year 2027 proposed budget after its release April 3. Merkley highlighted concerns over increased defense spending and lack of support for key domestic programs.
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Senator Lindsey Graham responded to President Trump's fiscal year 2027 budget request. He called the proposed increase in defense spending historic and praised Trump's focus on national security.
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Senator Lindsey Graham announced he will work with fellow Republicans on a second reconciliation bill after President Trump requested full funding for ICE and CBP by June 1. Graham said help is coming for border enforcement agencies.
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Senator Lindsey Graham announced plans for a new budget reconciliation bill following talks with President Trump. The measure aims to boost funding for national security initiatives including law enforcement, military operations, public safety efforts, and election integrity.
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Senator Jeff Merkley addressed concerns about Social Security's future during a Senate Budget Committee hearing held Mar. 25. He highlighted looming insolvency risks and proposed solutions such as raising contribution caps and taxing investment income.
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Senator Jeff Merkley has launched an inquiry into how private equity ownership affects major U.S. child care providers KinderCare Learning Companies and Learning Care Group. The investigation seeks details about finances, safety standards, tuition trends,and employment practices at these companies.
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Senator Lindsey Graham led a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Mar. 10 focused on sanctuary city policies. The discussion included recent incidents linked to these policies and ongoing legislative disputes over immigration enforcement.
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Senator Jeff Merkley delivered an opening statement at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on sanctuary cities. He questioned the relevance of focusing on this issue over other pressing budget matters like healthcare cuts and military spending. Expert witnesses David J. Bier and Brendan Duke joined the discussion.
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U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, has commented on a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) following a recent Supreme Court decision.
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A new staff report released by Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, details the increased federal subsidies for the fossil fuel industry included in the recently enacted Big, Ugly Betrayal bill.
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U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, has responded to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Long Term Budget Outlook covering 2026 to 2056.
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The Department of Defense has released an unclassified version of its spending plan for national security funding, following demands from Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and other Senate Budget Committee Democrats.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed reciprocal tariffs in April.
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U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released a statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) annual Budget and Economic Outlook for 2026 to 2036.
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Senate Budget Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), have called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to explain the Department of Defense’s (DOD) decision to fully classify its budget reconciliation spending plan.
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As the Senate debates bipartisan legislation to fund parts of the federal government, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, has introduced an amendment aimed at permanently banning pocket rescissions.
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has informed Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that the deployment of National Guard personnel to U.S. cities under President Donald Trump has cost taxpayers more than $589...