Merkley Statement on GAO Determination That Trump Administration Violated the Impoundment Control Act by Withholding NIH Grant Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) published additional findings that the Trump Administration has violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding appropriated National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement. “Withholding National Institutes of Health grant […]
CBO Tells Merkley: When Including Interest and Assuming Temporary Tax Provisions Are Made Permanent, “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Adds $5 Trillion to Debt
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that when accounting for interest costs and assuming the temporary tax provisions of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” are instead made permanent, the debt will increase by $5 trillion over the next […]
Merkley Statement on Additional GAO Determination That Trump Administration Again Violated the Impoundment Control Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) published additional findings that the Trump Administration has violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding appropriated funding for the Department of Energy’s Renew America’s Schools Program, which is intended to help K-12 public schools make necessary energy infrastructure improvements across the country. U.S. Senator Jeff […]
After Republicans Passed The Largest Healthcare Cut In History And On The 60th Anniversary Of The Creation Of Medicaid And Medicare, Ranking Member Merkley, Leader Schumer, And Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Reverse Devastating Healthcare Cuts In Republicans’ “Big, Ugly Betrayal”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Republicans passed legislation earlier this month that would kick more than 15 million people off their health insurance and totals more than one trillion dollars in healthcare cuts, Senate Democrats are fighting back and pushing to reverse these devastating cuts and extend tax credits to make health care affordable. Today, Ranking […]
Merkley, Boyle, Durbin, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Prevent Future Debt Ceiling Hostage Taking
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and U.S. Representative Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, introduced legislation that would end the political brinkmanship around the debt ceiling and allow for a process to suspend the debt ceiling, subject to a […]
Merkley Statement on GAO’s Determination Showing the Trump Administration Again Violated the Impoundment Control Act by Withholding Funding for Head Start
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published an additional finding that the Trump Administration has violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding appropriated funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Head Start program, which promotes school readiness, nutrition, and health of children from low-income families, including infants, toddlers, and […]
Debt Ceiling Reform Act
CBO Reports the Final “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Tally Will Add $3.4 Trillion to Deficits Over 10 Years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the final version of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that was signed into law will increase the debt by $3.4 trillion over the next […]
Merkley, Sanders, Pallone, Boyle Statement on CBO’s Analysis Showing That Trump’s Proposed Cuts to NIH, FDA Will Mean Fewer Medications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; and U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Ranking Member of […]