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04.03.26

Chairman Graham Statement on President Trump’s FY27 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) 2027 budget request. “President Trump’s budget is truly historic when it comes to defense spending. It is the most robust increase in defense spending in many years, and it is more than justified by the threats we face throughout the world. “When it comes to our national security, President Trump and his team are second to none.” ###… Continue Reading

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04.03.26

Ranking Member Merkley Statement on Trump’s Budget Request

Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the below statement following the release of President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027. “This budget request fails to meet the needs of working Americans. This budget request doesn’t address how to tackle the high price of gas or groceries that Americans are facing every day, our skyrocketing debt, or the looming Social Security insolvency. All Trump’s budget does is explode the Departmen… Continue Reading

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04.01.26

Chairman Graham Statement on President Trump’s Proposed Timeline for Second Reconciliation Bill

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement following President Trump’s request for Congress to pass a second reconciliation bill by June 1 to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). “Mr. President, as Senate Budget Committee Chairman, I will work with my fellow Republican committee members to meet your request to have reconciliation done by June 1, fully fundin… Continue Reading

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