Opening Statement of Ranking Member Merkley – Duncan Nomination Hearing
Chairman Graham Statement on House Passage of the Secure America Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement following the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the Secure America Act. It now heads to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law. “I applaud my House Republican colleagues for their swift passage of the Secure […]
Merkley Responds to Trustees’ Reports That Big, Ugly Betrayal Law Moves Up Insolvency Dates for Social Security, Medicare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees released their annual reports showing that Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund’s insolvency date moved up one quarter to late 2032, and Medicare’s Hospital […]
Merkley Statement on Oil and Gas Lease Sales from Republican Big, Ugly Betrayal Law Failing to Meet the Levels Promised
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, released the below statement after the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management released a report stating that oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife […]
Chairman Graham Statement on Senate Passage of the Secure America Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement following the Senate’s passage of the Secure America Act by a vote of 52-47. “Senate Republicans delivered yet again by approving $69.5 billion to fund Border Patrol and ICE through President Trump’s entire second term. We were […]
Merkley: Republicans Vote to Ignore Working Americans and Cater to Trump’s Demands
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their funding bill that will give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nearly $70 billion. This bill provides zero relief to working families who are […]
Roll Call Vote: On passage of Cal. #417
Passed, 52-47: Passage of Cal. #417, S.2, FY2026 Budget Reconciliation, as amended.
Roll Call Vote: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Schiff amendment #5740
Not agreed to, 51-48: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Schiff amendment #5740, to Graham substitute amendment #5453 to Cal. #417, S.2, FY2026 Budget Reconciliation.
Roll Call Vote: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Van Hollen amendment #5632
Not agreed to, 53-46: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Van Hollen amendment #5632, to Graham substitute amendment #5453 to Cal. #417, S.2, FY2026 Budget Reconciliation.
Roll Call Vote: Adoption of Cortez Masto amendment #5463
Not adopted, 45-53-1: Adoption of Cortez-Masto amendment #5463, in relation to Graham substitute amendment #5453 to Cal. #417, S.2, FY2026 Budget Reconciliation.