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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.
While Americans are struggling to make ends meet, Republicans are pushing to spend $455 BILLION on an unrealistic military boondoggle named after Trump. Republicans should put taxpayers and working families ahead of Trump's vanity.
The so-called “party of small government” created a bureaucratic nightmare for Americans who’re just trying to feed their families. 440,000 Arizonans are caught up in red tape caused by Trump’s Big, Ugly Betrayal and other states could be hit just as hard. This is just cruel.
America needs to invest in nutrition, housing, health care, and education at home—not waste the Treasury on Trump’s failed war of choice.
Republicans are once again wasting the Treasury on a failed forever war rather than investing in the fundamentals families need to thrive: housing, health care, and education.
Trump’s war of choice has been a disaster for American families in every possible way.
No child in America should go hungry while billionaires get bigger tax breaks, but that’s exactly what Trump has done. More than 1.5 MILLION kids have been kicked off the SNAP program—all to make billionaires even wealthier.
HUGE: A federal court ruled that Trump CANNOT retroactively cancel grants. Since day one, Trump and Vought have been trying to override Congress by canceling and withholding BILLIONS in appropriated funds. This is a major win for American science and research.
Republicans’ third reconciliation bill is just like their first two: terrible for American families.
Republicans already passed two funding bills—and neither did a single thing to help working families. Now, they're pushing a third bill to fund Trump's unconstitutional war and enact his voter suppression efforts. They're completely out-of-touch with Americans.
@merkley.senate.gov and @wyden.senate.gov demanded answers from Sec. Kennedy and Dr. Oz after they stacked Trump's Healthcare Advisory Committee with Trump insiders, corporate executives, and members with MAJOR industry investments. Americans deserve better for their healthcare.
The Constitution is clear: Congress is charged with deciding how taxpayer dollars are spent. But a new proposed rule from OMB Director Russ Vought is the Administration’s latest attempt to weaken that Congressional authority and expand Trump’s power.
Years ago, Russ Vought created a roadmap to centralize power for President Trump and now he’s executing it.
One year ago, Trump passed his Big, Ugly Bill. And families have been paying for it ever since.
Responding to ZERO out of six letters from Congress isn’t a “process issue,” it’s a prime example of the Trump Administration’s flagrant disregard for the separation of powers.
For over a year, Donald Trump and Russ Vought have weaponized government spending to reward their political allies and punish their opponents. Hal Duncan seems prepared to do the same. I’m voting NO on his nomination.
The American people deserve to know that Trump’s proposed 2027 budget would run up a $2.2 TRILLION deficit next year. Not very fiscally responsible.
Trump repeatedly lied about who would be paying for the ballroom. Not one taxpayer dollar should go toward his gold-plated vanity project.
Flooding is one of the costliest forms of natural disaster in the United States. Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is asking CBO to provide analysis on how the government can save on flood damage long term by spending on flood adaptation now.
There’s a clear pattern of corruption here. It’s past time we ban ALL elected officials from stock trading, once and for all.
Vote after vote, Republicans sided with Trump and ignored YOU.
Not only does Trump NOT care that Americans are paying higher prices, he actually "loves" the inflation.
This is insane. Last month, families saw the largest jump in prices since 2023, and Trump's only response is: "I love it."
With the stroke of a pen, Trump and Republicans have completed their bleak agenda: Higher costs. Another foreign war. Cuts to health care and food assistance. Tens of billions more for ICE and Border Patrol. And nothing for the American people.
Trump Administration Translation: It’s totally fine that Americans are taking on more debt to afford to live as long as the credit card companies aren’t hurting too bad!
Tonight, Republicans turned their backs on Americans, rejecting every Democratic proposal to lower costs for families. It is insanity to send $70 BILLION of Americans’ hard-earned money to two rogue agencies that are already sitting on a $100 BILLION of unspent funds.
🚨🚨This is a BIG win, but the fight against the Republicans’ ICE and Border Patrol funding bill isn’t over.
Because of Trump, Americans are spending more and saving less. It’s not a “doomer view.”
OUTRAGEOUS: This is another attempt by Trump and Russ Vought to consolidate political power and make over $1 TRILLION in funding decisions based on ideology. Every cent of taxpayer money should be spent improving Americans’ lives—not weaponized for Trump’s political agenda.
