Etiqueta: Budget

Wyden, Merkley, Warren, Schumer, Democrats Publish Report Revealing Trump, Republicans Stripped Health Care Access, Raised Costs for Americans With “Defund” Planned Parenthood Provision

March 19, 2026

In six months since Trump and Republicans “defunded” Planned Parenthood, breast exam visits fell by 25% compared to the same period in a previous year, delaying detection and life-saving preventive care Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Elizabeth

Wyden, Merkley y Crapo instan a Trump a priorizar la apertura del mercado japonés a las patatas estadounidenses.

11 de marzo de 2026

Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden, miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Finanzas del Senado, y Jeff Merkley, miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, junto con el presidente del Comité de Finanzas, Mike Crapo, republicano de Idaho, pidieron hoy a Donald Trump que priorice la obtención de acceso al mercado para las papas frescas estadounidenses durante la visita del primer ministro japonés Takaichi Sanae.

Wyden y Merkley se unen a sus colegas para presentar un proyecto de ley bipartidista que busca actualizar y ampliar los beneficios del programa Lifeline para personas mayores y estadounidenses con discapacidades.

11 de marzo de 2026

Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley se unieron hoy a sus colegas para presentar un proyecto de ley bipartidista que fortalecería los beneficios esenciales del Ingreso Suplementario de Seguridad (SSI, por sus siglas en inglés) que apoyan a casi 8 millones de adultos mayores y personas con discapacidades, incluyendo a más de 80,000 habitantes de Oregón. La Ley de Restauración del Ingreso Suplementario de Seguridad haría que...

Merkley, Sanders: Immediate Relief Needed for Student Loan Borrowers

March 4, 2026

Letter follows federal judge dismissing an ongoing legal challenge to borrowers under SAVE Plan repayment program Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Vermont’s U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led their Senate colleagues to press the

Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici, 150+ Lawmakers: Changes to Nursing Student Loans Threaten Profession

March 2, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), led a bipartisan group of over 150 lawmakers in calling for the U.S. Department of Education to not make changes to post-baccalaureate nursing degrees

Merkley Demands Independent Probe of Funds Used by ICE, CBP to Carry Out Trump’s Cruel Immigration Enforcement

February 25, 2026

DHS Yet to Provide Clear Accounting for Nearly $170 Billion from Trump’s Big, Ugly Betrayal Appropriated for Immigration Enforcement Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led 20 of his Senate colleagues in calling on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Senate Democrats Introduce The American Homeownership Act To Stop Wall Street’s Housing Grab and Get Homes Back into the Hands of Families

February 24, 2026

Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve homeownership Bill Text | Fact Sheet Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),

Merkley Applauds Supreme Court Ruling to Overturn Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy

February 20, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority to impose the broad, misguided reciprocal tariffs that he put in place in April. Following the ruling, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement. “Today is

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill

February 3, 2026

Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the

Republicans Again Block Merkley’s Push to Permanently Ban Pocket Rescissions

January 30, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate considers bipartisan legislation to set funding for a portion of the federal government, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, offered an amendment to codify a permanent ban on pocket rescissions by prohibiting the President from sending Congress a