Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor about Donald Trump’s National Energy Emergency Declaration being Trumpflation at work: driving up costs for families, fueling our competitors like China, and pouring fuel on the fire of climate chaos.
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke about the Republican budget plan to cut programs families count on to fund tax cuts for the very richest Americans.
Senator Merkley spoke on the U.S. Senate floor in the early hours of Thursday, February 13, 2025 as part of Democratic efforts to delay Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley’s opening statement at the Budget Committee Markup exposed the Republican budget proposal as a bait and switch. While Republicans claim their proposal will support border security and fiscal responsibility, it actually allows massive cuts to programs that help families thrive, all in service
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to kick off Democratic opposition to Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) nominee and architect of Project 2025, Russ Vought. Vought is dangerously unfit to serve.
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke at a press conference about the Trump administration’s illegal move to freeze all grants and federal funding.
Senator Merkley gave an opening statement at Russell Vought’s nomination hearing on January 22, 2025. Merkley is the top Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee. Watch the full hearing: https://youtube.com/live/YPFMY8OzHIE More info: https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/the-nomination-of-the-honorable-russell-t-vought-of-virginia-to-be-director-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget
Senator Merkley had a conversation with Melissa Adamson of the National Center for Youth Law (NYCL) about serious flaws in the Laken Riley Act as written that will cause major harm to children.
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on January 16, 2025 to point out flaws in the Laken Riley Act that puts particularly vulnerable children in particularly dangerous situations. Merkley offered three amendments to the Laken Riley Act to protect children, which Republicans objected to.
Senator Merkley was on the Senate floor on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, to talk about how the Trump Tax Plan betrays working families and will blow a $4.6 TRILLION hole in our budget over the next 10 years.
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