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ICYMI while struggling to get that fourth screw in, only Congress can change the name of an agency. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion
Officially changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War can only be done by Congress and would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads,...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
ICYMI while struggling to get that fourth screw in, only Congress can change the name of an agency. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov has been fighting to find out how much taxpayer money Trump is wasting on these efforts, calling on the nonpartisan CBO to provide a full analysis of the costs associated with renaming the DoD.
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Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is leading efforts to uncover how much taxpayer money is being wasted on Trump’s renaming of the Department of Defense.
Trump has illegally frozen and even cancelled critical funding families rely on but will spend freely on political theater.
Trump has illegally frozen and even cancelled critical funding families rely on but will spend freely on political theater.
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov has been fighting to find out how much taxpayer money Trump is wasting on these efforts, calling on the nonpartisan CBO to provide a full analysis of the costs associated with renaming the DoD.
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Merkley, Wyden Probe CMS for Answers Surrounding the Disastrous Roll Out of the Medicare Advantage Provider-Directory Portal, Potentially Putting Seniors at Risk | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
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November 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Merkley Leads Colleagues in Demanding CBO Probe the Cost of Trump’s National Guard Deployment to American Cities, Including Portland | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
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October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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