{"id":24819,"date":"2026-06-05T10:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=24819"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:28:36","slug":"merkley-republicans-vote-to-ignore-working-americans-and-cater-to-trumps-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-republicans-vote-to-ignore-working-americans-and-cater-to-trumps-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley: Republicans Vote to Ignore Working Americans and Cater to Trump\u2019s Demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &#8211; U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their funding bill that will give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nearly $70 billion. This bill provides zero relief to working families who are facing sky-high costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cIt is insanity to send $70 billion of Americans\u2019 hard-earned money to two rogue agencies that are already sitting on a $100 billion treasure chest of unspent funds. Adding insult to injury, Republicans refused to accept commonsense reforms that would put an end to these agencies\u2019 dangerous secret police tactics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cIn addition, Republicans turned their backs on American families, rejecting every Democratic proposal to redirect funds to address the rising cost of health care, housing, and child care.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cDemocrats scored a big win, stripping the bill of a billion dollars that Trump wanted to use to build his gold-plated ballroom boondoggle. And Democrats\u2019 ferocious opposition to Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion \u2018Cash for Cronies\u2019 slush fund caused the acting Attorney General to disavow the plan. But even on that, Republicans rejected Democratic amendments that would have put a stake through the heart of this corrupt undertaking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cDemocrats are fighting to put an end to these families lose, billionaires win policies. Democrats have a better vision for the future: families thrive and the billionaire-class pay their fair share,\u201d <\/strong>dijo el miembro de mayor rango, Jeff Merkley. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &#8211; U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their funding bill that will give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nearly $70 billion. 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