Senate Budget Committee
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Fighting for an economy that puts workers and families first. The latest news from Ranking Member Sen. Jeff Merkley and Senate Budget Committee Dems.
Our fight to make sure every family can put food on the table continues.
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Our fight to make sure every family can put food on the table continues.
Trump has been on a mission to make Americans hungry since Day 1.
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trump has been on a mission to make Americans hungry since Day 1.
Trump is more focused on throwing parties, building ballrooms, and marbling bathrooms than he is on helping the American people afford groceries.
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Trump is more focused on throwing parties, building ballrooms, and marbling bathrooms than he is on helping the American people afford groceries.
And it'll only cost American taxpayers $2 billion!! 😍
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
And it'll only cost American taxpayers $2 billion!! 😍
Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is right—Trump’s authoritarian “Pocket Rescissions” defy the constitution and hurt our communities.
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is right—Trump’s authoritarian “Pocket Rescissions” defy the constitution and hurt our communities.
In 15 years, Trump’s only health care plan has been to kick people off their coverage to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
In 15 years, Trump’s only health care plan has been to kick people off their coverage to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
Trump claims he wants to fix his health care mess, but he’s refusing to sit down and negotiate with Democrats to get it done.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Trump claims he wants to fix his health care mess, but he’s refusing to sit down and negotiate with Democrats to get it done.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, under the direction of Dr. Oz, launched a database with incomplete and erroneous provider information, leaving Medicare beneficiaries in the lurch.
Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is demanding answers and calling for changes.
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, under the direction of Dr. Oz, launched a database with incomplete and erroneous provider information, leaving Medicare beneficiaries in the lurch.
Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is demanding answers and calling for changes.
Trump could end his government shutdown, fully fund SNAP, and prevent the drastic increase in health insurance costs for millions of Americans right NOW if he would just prioritize families over billionaires.
November 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Trump could end his government shutdown, fully fund SNAP, and prevent the drastic increase in health insurance costs for millions of Americans right NOW if he would just prioritize families over billionaires.
Reminder: Trump isn't choosing to fund SNAP—Democrats sued the Trump Administration to force him to fund SNAP so families wouldn't go hungry.
And Trump is still refusing to fund half of the program, continuing to use children and vulnerable families as bargaining chips.
And Trump is still refusing to fund half of the program, continuing to use children and vulnerable families as bargaining chips.
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reminder: Trump isn't choosing to fund SNAP—Democrats sued the Trump Administration to force him to fund SNAP so families wouldn't go hungry.
And Trump is still refusing to fund half of the program, continuing to use children and vulnerable families as bargaining chips.
And Trump is still refusing to fund half of the program, continuing to use children and vulnerable families as bargaining chips.
MORE LIES: Trump said he wouldn’t touch Medicare, but the non-partisan CBO confirms that the Big, Ugly Betrayal bill will cut nearly a million low-income seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare off of a program that helps them afford their health care costs.
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
MORE LIES: Trump said he wouldn’t touch Medicare, but the non-partisan CBO confirms that the Big, Ugly Betrayal bill will cut nearly a million low-income seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare off of a program that helps them afford their health care costs.
Speaker Johnson just confessed.
The Republicans are holding canceled SNAP as a negotiating tactic.
Taking children and their families hostage is reprehensible.
The Republicans are holding canceled SNAP as a negotiating tactic.
Taking children and their families hostage is reprehensible.
October 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Speaker Johnson just confessed.
The Republicans are holding canceled SNAP as a negotiating tactic.
Taking children and their families hostage is reprehensible.
The Republicans are holding canceled SNAP as a negotiating tactic.
Taking children and their families hostage is reprehensible.
Millions of hardworking Americans will have their health insurance premiums DOUBLED because Republicans refuse to act.
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Millions of hardworking Americans will have their health insurance premiums DOUBLED because Republicans refuse to act.
NEW: Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is demanding answers on how much taxpayer money is being used to fuel Trump’s mobilization and deployment of troops to U.S. cities like Portland.
The American people deserve full transparency.
The American people deserve full transparency.
October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEW: Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is demanding answers on how much taxpayer money is being used to fuel Trump’s mobilization and deployment of troops to U.S. cities like Portland.
The American people deserve full transparency.
The American people deserve full transparency.
House Republicans need to get back to work!
No more paid vacations while Americans get a massive increase in the cost of their health insurance.
No more paid vacations while Americans get a massive increase in the cost of their health insurance.
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
House Republicans need to get back to work!
No more paid vacations while Americans get a massive increase in the cost of their health insurance.
No more paid vacations while Americans get a massive increase in the cost of their health insurance.
Trump’s Beautiful for Billionaires Bill isn’t cutting any deficits.
The truth is he’s adding TRILLIONS to our national debt.
All to give the wealthy another massive tax giveaway.
The truth is he’s adding TRILLIONS to our national debt.
All to give the wealthy another massive tax giveaway.
October 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Trump’s Beautiful for Billionaires Bill isn’t cutting any deficits.
The truth is he’s adding TRILLIONS to our national debt.
All to give the wealthy another massive tax giveaway.
The truth is he’s adding TRILLIONS to our national debt.
All to give the wealthy another massive tax giveaway.
Two different realities.
Senate Republicans are spending their afternoon lunching and patting themselves on the back while Americans are facing a health care crisis.
Senate Republicans are spending their afternoon lunching and patting themselves on the back while Americans are facing a health care crisis.
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Two different realities.
Senate Republicans are spending their afternoon lunching and patting themselves on the back while Americans are facing a health care crisis.
Senate Republicans are spending their afternoon lunching and patting themselves on the back while Americans are facing a health care crisis.
Russ Vought is unfit to serve, and he must go. NOW!
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Russ Vought is unfit to serve, and he must go. NOW!
Trump’s legacy as the Job Loss President continues: his refusal to extend health care tax credits for working families will kill nearly 340,000 jobs in 2026 alone.
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Trump’s legacy as the Job Loss President continues: his refusal to extend health care tax credits for working families will kill nearly 340,000 jobs in 2026 alone.
While Trump and Republicans only have “concepts” of a health care plan—families across the country are having their health insurance premiums DOUBLED because Republicans refuse to act.
October 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
While Trump and Republicans only have “concepts” of a health care plan—families across the country are having their health insurance premiums DOUBLED because Republicans refuse to act.
Straight from the horse’s mouth.
Russ Vought has been angling for this shutdown so he can execute more of his extreme Project 2025 Agenda.
Meanwhile, Americans are suffering under this Republican circus and watching their health insurance bills SKYROCKET.
Russ Vought has been angling for this shutdown so he can execute more of his extreme Project 2025 Agenda.
Meanwhile, Americans are suffering under this Republican circus and watching their health insurance bills SKYROCKET.
October 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Straight from the horse’s mouth.
Russ Vought has been angling for this shutdown so he can execute more of his extreme Project 2025 Agenda.
Meanwhile, Americans are suffering under this Republican circus and watching their health insurance bills SKYROCKET.
Russ Vought has been angling for this shutdown so he can execute more of his extreme Project 2025 Agenda.
Meanwhile, Americans are suffering under this Republican circus and watching their health insurance bills SKYROCKET.
Russ Vought is destroying government by and for the people.
He must go.
NOW!
He must go.
NOW!
October 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Russ Vought is destroying government by and for the people.
He must go.
NOW!
He must go.
NOW!
When Republicans voted for Trump’s Big, Ugly Betrayal, they put over 20 million Americans at risk of paying THOUSANDS MORE for the exact same insurance coverage.
Democrats are fighting to restore health care tax credits and stop these huge Republican price increases.
Democrats are fighting to restore health care tax credits and stop these huge Republican price increases.
October 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
When Republicans voted for Trump’s Big, Ugly Betrayal, they put over 20 million Americans at risk of paying THOUSANDS MORE for the exact same insurance coverage.
Democrats are fighting to restore health care tax credits and stop these huge Republican price increases.
Democrats are fighting to restore health care tax credits and stop these huge Republican price increases.
First, Republicans refused to fix the health care crisis they created and forced a government shutdown.
Now, they’re refusing to come back to work as hardworking public servants and service members are missing paychecks.
Now, they’re refusing to come back to work as hardworking public servants and service members are missing paychecks.
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
First, Republicans refused to fix the health care crisis they created and forced a government shutdown.
Now, they’re refusing to come back to work as hardworking public servants and service members are missing paychecks.
Now, they’re refusing to come back to work as hardworking public servants and service members are missing paychecks.
Trump’s “concepts of a plan” apparently meant making you pay thousands of dollars more for health care every year and shutting down the government.
October 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump’s “concepts of a plan” apparently meant making you pay thousands of dollars more for health care every year and shutting down the government.