Merkley: Republicans Confirm the Use of Magic Math
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following direction from Senate Republicans, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released its score on the Senate Finance Committee’s portion of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” using “magic math” – in the form of a budget gimmick known as “current policy baseline” – to make these regressive tax giveaways to the wealthy […]
More Provisions in Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Are Subject to Byrd Rule, Parliamentarian Advises
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, further advice was provided by the Senate Parliamentarian that provisions in the Republican “One Big, Beautiful Bill” violate the Senate’s Byrd Rule and would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if included in the bill. The below provisions are in the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committee’s jurisdiction. The Senate Parliamentarian has […]
Several Additional Provisions in Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Are Subject to 60-Vote Threshold, According to Senate Parliamentarian
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Parliamentarian advises additional provisions in the Republican “One Big, Beautiful Bill” violate the Senate’s Byrd Rule and would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if included in the bill. The below provisions are in the following Senate Committee jurisdictions: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; and Commerce, Science, and Technology. Guidance […]
Senate Parliamentarian Advises Several Provisions in Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Are Not Permissible, Subject to Byrd Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Parliamentarian advised that the following provisions in the Republican “One Big, Beautiful Bill” violate the Senate’s Byrd Rule and would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if included in the bill. The below provisions are in jurisdiction of the following Senate Committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Environment and […]
Republican Tax Giveaways in House-Passed “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Will Cost $31 Trillion, According to CRFB
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a centrist budget policy think tank, released analysis showing that if the temporary tax provisions in the House-passed “One Big, Beautiful Bill” are made permanent, it will add $31 trillion to the national debt over 30 years. The Republicans’ House-passed bill currently ends […]
Merkley Denounces Reckless Republican Effort to Sell off Public Lands in “One Big, Beautiful Bill”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, released the below statement following reports that the Republican “One Big, Beautiful Bill” includes provisions that would allow the federal government to sell off millions of acres of federal lands, including thousands of acres in […]
Chairman Graham Releases Homeland Security Reconciliation Text
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today released the legislative text for the Homeland Security portion of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees’ title of the reconciliation bill. This text meets the border security funding request from President Trump and his administration. “Senate Republicans had a terrific […]
CBO Tells Merkley: “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Adds $4.5 Trillion to Debt if Temporary Tax Provisions Made Permanent
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Senate Republicans continue to haggle over how to give billionaires the biggest tax break, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that if the temporary tax provisions in the House-passed “One Big, Beautiful Bill” are instead made permanent, the […]
Merkley: CBO Confirms “Big, Beautiful Bill” Benefits the Wealthy, Working Families Pay the Price
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following analysis published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the House-passed “One Big, Beautiful Bill” will disproportionately benefit millionaires and billionaires while taking away services families rely on. “Every day, we see more […]