05.02.25

Chairman Graham Statement on President Trump’s FY26 Budget Request

 - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement on President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request. “I very much appreciate President Trump and his team giving our nation’s military a trillion dollar-plus budget.  The mandatory portion should help stabilize the defense budget in the future. President Trump’s budget request recognizes the value he places on our men and women in uniform and is an acknowledgement o… Continue Reading

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05.02.25

Chairman Graham Statement on President Trump’s FY26 Budget Request

 - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement on President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request. “I very much appreciate President Trump and his team giving our nation’s military a trillion dollar-plus budget.  The mandatory portion should help stabilize the defense budget in the future. President Trump’s budget request recognizes the value he places on our men and women in uniform and is an acknowledgement o… Continue Reading

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05.02.25

Merkley Statement on Trump Administration’s “Skinny” Budget

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following the release of President Trump’s ‘skinny’ budget for Fiscal Year 2026. “This budget is exactly what we expected: a betrayal of hardworking, middle-class families that shows the President’s singular focus is slashing essential government programs in order to fund more tax breaks for his billionaire buddies. This is not what the American people voted for, and it is sure as hell … Continue Reading