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07.02.26

Peters, Schumer, Murray & Merkley Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to Politicize Federal Grants

— U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader; Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led the entire Senate Democratic caucus in demanding Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought immediately rescind OMB’s proposed regulation on federal financial assistance. Th… Continue Reading

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07.02.26

Ahead of One-Year Anniversary, Chairman Graham Celebrates Passage of Historic Tax Cuts, Border Security Investments

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the One Big Beautiful Bill being signed into law. “One year ago, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law, delivering the largest tax cut for working and middle-class families in American history. As the Senate Budget Chairman, I was proud to lead this effort alongside my Senate and House Republican colleagues. By making the 20… Continue Reading

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06.25.26

Merkley Asks CBO To Examine the Long-Term Impact Higher than Expected Interest Rates Would Have on the National Debt

Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, calls on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to examine how the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, the Republican signature undertaking that stripped health care and food assistance from families to give tax cuts to the wealthy, would affect the federal debt over the next 30 years. Merkley also asked how the debt would be impacted if interest rates rose even 1 percent more over this time period than u… Continue Reading

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