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Leader Schumer and Senators Klobuchar, Wyden, and Merkley Lead Entire Democratic Caucus in Urging Leader Thune to Change Course on Proposed Cuts to Health Care and Food Assistance

June 20, 2025

WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led all 47 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus in calling on Senate Majority

Wyden, Merkley, Shaheen, Schumer Lead Amicus Brief Supporting Oregon Attorney General Rayfield Challenging Trump Administration Abuse of Emergency Powers to Impose Tariffs

June 10, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today led their colleagues in filing an amicus brief in Oregon v. Department of Homeland Security, a key case led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield challenging the Trump Administration’s abuse of emergency powers to impose tariffs. The

Warren, Merkley, Blunt Rochester Lead 19 Senators Pressing Trump on How His Chaotic Tariffs are Raising Americans’ Housing Prices

May 1, 2025

“America is in the midst of a nationwide housing shortage … your reckless trade policies will only make the crisis worse.” Read letter here Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member

Merkley SLAMS Disastrous GOP Budget Plan

April 3, 2025

Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to expose why the Republic budget is a disaster for America’s families. The GOP’s plan is simple: Families lose, billionaires win.

Merkley: Trump’s Philosophy on Consumer Protections is “Families Lose, Billionaires Win”

March 3, 2025

Senator Merkley spoke about President Trump’s plans to gut consumer protections at a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Forum hosted by Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Merkley on the GOP Budget Plan: “Families Lose, Billionaires Win”

February 19, 2025

Senator Jeff Merkley spoke about the Republican budget plan to cut programs families count on to fund tax cuts for the very richest Americans.

Merkley Exposes Republican Bait and Switch Budget Proposal

February 12, 2025

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

“Constitutional Crisis:” Merkley Calls Out Illegal Trump Funding Deep Freeze

January 28, 2025

Senator Jeff Merkley spoke at a press conference about the Trump administration’s illegal move to freeze all grants and federal funding.

Senator Merkley Opens Senate Hearing on Russell Vought’s OMB Nomination – Opening Statement

January 22, 2025

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

Trump’s Tax Plan is a Betrayal of Working Families

January 15, 2025

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.