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May 2026
05/28/26	Warren, Merkley, Schumer, Lawmakers Urge Nonpartisan Congressional Scorekeeper to Determine True Cost of War in Iran
05/21/26	Merkley, Wyden Demand Oz Detail How Health Care Providers’ Personal Information, Including Social Security Numbers, Were Published to Public Portal
05/20/26	As Senate Republicans Move to Give ICE, CBP $70 Billion, Agencies Are Sitting on $100 Billion from Previous Reconciliation Bill
05/20/26	Merkley Calls on Independent Watchdogs to Probe Trump’s New “Golden Fleet” Battleship Program
05/20/26	Merkley Opening Statement at Budget Committee Markup on Republican ICE and Border Patrol Slush Fund Bill
05/16/26	Leader Schumer, And Ranking Members Merkley, Durbin, Peters, Whitehouse, Heinrich Statement On Successfully Striking GOP’s First Attempt To Fund $1 Billion For Trump’s Gilded Ballroom In Republican Bill
05/16/26	Golden Ballroom Slush Fund Violates Byrd Rule, According to Senate Parliamentarian
05/14/26	Senate Parliamentarian Advises Byrd Rule Violations in Republicans’ ICE and Border Patrol Slush Fund Bill
05/12/26	CBO Tells Merkley: Trump’s “Golden Dome” Could Cost Taxpayers More Than $1.2 Trillion
05/04/26	Merkley Statement on Republicans’ Bill Gifting ICE, Border Patrol Billions While Ignoring Middle Class Families
April 2026
04/30/26	Merkley Statement on House Passage of Budget Resolution That Ignores the Needs of Working Families
04/23/26	Merkley: Republican Budget Resolution Ignores the Needs of Working Families
04/22/26	As Senate Republicans Move to Give ICE, CBP Up to $140 Billion, Data Emerges Showing the Agencies Sitting on Over $100 Billion from Previous Reconciliation Bill
04/21/26	Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Merkley Releases Statement on Republicans’ Push to Pass a Second Unpopular Reconciliation Bill
04/16/26	Merkley Delivers Opening Statement at Oversight Hearing on the President’s Budget Request
04/13/26	Ahead of Hearing, Ranking Member Merkley Releases Committee Fact Sheets on Trump’s Budget Request to Congress
04/03/26	Ranking Member Merkley Statement on Trump’s Budget Request
March 2026
03/25/26	Merkley Delivers Opening Statement at Social Security Hearing
03/24/26	Merkley Launches Investigation into Private Equity Ownership of Child Care Centers
03/10/26	Merkley Delivers Opening Statement at Sanctuary Cities Hearing

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