U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on September 1, 2026 - 23:52 GMT

ICYMI: As National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion, Budget Committee Ranking Member Merkley Calls on Congress to Curb Growing Deficit ...

09.01.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In Case You Missed It, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, published an MS Now opinion essay detailing how the U.S. Government has reached unprecedented levels in our national debt …

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Published on August 8, 2026 - 02:55 GMT

Chairman Johnson Introduces FY27 Budget Resolution to Unlock Legislation to Secure Elections, Protect Servicemembers, Support ...

08.07.26 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Committee on the Budget, introduced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget resolution. The FY 2027 budget resolution provides the blueprint to unlock the reconciliation process that …

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Published on August 6, 2026 - 03:26 GMT

Merkley Delivers Opening Statement at Medicaid Hearing

08.04.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on Medicaid. Sen. Merkley’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: Thank you, Mr …

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Published on August 6, 2026 - 03:25 GMT

Trump’s “Golden Fleet” Could Cost Taxpayers More Than $455 Billion

08.05.26 Initial Ship Estimated at $23.4 Billion, Each Additional Ship Could Cost $18 Billion If Tonnage of Ships Increases Beyond 35,000 Ton Estimate, Costs Will Increase Significantly WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, at the request of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley …

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Published on July 24, 2026 - 11:27 GMT

CBO: Over 10 Percent of U.S. Population Will Be Uninsured Due to the Republican Big, Ugly Betrayal Law

07.23.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report showing that the number of uninsured …

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Published on July 23, 2026 - 22:37 GMT

ICE, CBP Now Sitting on $152 Billion After Republican Funding Bills

07.23.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - As of the end of June, data from the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) SF-133 reports shows that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have $152 billion in unobligated funding …

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Published on July 17, 2026 - 05:18 GMT

Merkley Statement on House Budget Committee’s Out-of-Touch Budget

07.16.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after the House Budget Committee advanced a fiscal year 2027 budget resolution that kicks off a third …

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Published on July 15, 2026 - 00:52 GMT

Merkley, Wyden Demand Answers from Kennedy, Oz on Newly Formed Healthcare Advisory Committee

07.14.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee and a senior member of the Senate Budget Committee, demanded answers from …

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Published on July 12, 2026 - 22:10 GMT

Merkley Statement on the Sudden Passing of Senator Lindsey Graham

07.12.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following the news of the passing of Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. “I am …

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Published on July 2, 2026 - 23:19 GMT

Peters, Schumer, Murray & Merkley Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to ...

07.02.26 WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader; Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; …

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Published on July 2, 2026 - 23:16 GMT

Ahead of One-Year Anniversary, Chairman Graham Celebrates Passage of Historic Tax Cuts, Border Security Investments

07.02.26 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the One Big Beautiful Bill being signed into law. “One year ago, President Trump …

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Published on June 26, 2026 - 10:45 GMT

Merkley Statement on Trump’s Request for Nearly $88 Billion To Fund His Illegal War and Illegal Tariffs

06.24.26 Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump formally requested that Congress spend an additional $88 billion in the form of a supplemental request. The majority of these funds would be spent to cover the costs and replenish wasted ammunitions from …

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Published on June 26, 2026 - 10:44 GMT

Merkley Asks CBO To Examine the Long-Term Impact Higher than Expected Interest Rates Would Have on the National Debt

06.25.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, calls on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to examine how the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, the Republican signature …

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Published on June 25, 2026 - 07:27 GMT

After Republicans Gave ICE, CBP $70 Billion in New Funding Bill, Agencies Continue to Sit on $95 Billion from Previous Funding ...

06.23.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - After President Trump signed into law the Secure America Act, a Republican funding bill that gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nearly $70 billion in new funding, data from …

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