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Fighting for an economy that puts workers and families first. The latest news from Ranking Member @SenJeffMerkley and Senate Budget Committee Dems.
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Joined July 2010
House Republicans need to get back to work! No more paid vacations while Americans get a massive increase in the cost of their health insurance.
During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Monday, October 27 through Sunday, November 2 as a district work period.
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Trump’s Beautiful for Billionaires Bill isn’t cutting any deficits. The truth is he’s adding TRILLIONS to our national debt. All to give the wealthy another massive tax giveaway.
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NEW: Merkley, Wyden Call on Oz to Resolve Chaos as States Implement Republicans’ Disastrous Health Care Cuts https://t.co/EvIv1Un8p5
budget.senate.gov
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
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US inflation is back at 3%, the highest it's been since January https://t.co/ddcb7xEFZJ
cnn.com
The September CPI inflation report showed that the cost of food, electricity and housing all continued to increase for Americans.
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Scott Bessent wants you to be impressed that Trump's deficit exploding legislation hasn't exploded the deficit YET. We're not falling for it.
The budget deficit began to shrink dramatically beginning in the second quarter of this year when there was no overlap with the Biden administration. From April to September, the cumulative deficit totaled just $468 billion. This is the lowest reading since 2019 and is down
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🚨 ATTN. New Jersey: We can do SO much better than Mikie Sherrill. She voted against the child tax credit… She voted for tax hikes… She voted to give your money to illegals… Reject her on Nov. 4th.
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I joined @SenJeffMerkley during his marathon floor speech to talk about how tariffs have put soybean growers on their heels. Instead of dealing with the fact that their own constituents are getting run over, our colleagues are ignoring that the President is abusing these powers.
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.@SenJeffMerkley is STILL on the floor talking about this–and you should tune in.
Health insurance costs are SKYROCKETING for more than 20 million Americans because Republicans refuse to protect health care for YOU and your family.
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JUST NOW: I stood with @SenJeffMerkley in his fight on the Senate floor against Donald Trump’s authoritarianism. Donald Trump is about to leave on a foreign trip in the middle of his shutdown instead of fixing this healthcare crisis.
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I stood on the Senate floor with my friend @SenJeffMerkley who has been speaking through the night against authoritarianism & corruption. As the President turns the Justice Department into his personal law firm, he’s doing nothing to prevent health care premiums from doubling.
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🚨Ranking Member @SenJeffMerkley and Senator @ChrisVanHollen call out Trump’s authoritarian attempts to take away the Power of the Purse from Congress and the American people.
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It says a lot about this administration that @SenJeffMerkley can spend 16 hours (and counting) talking about all the different ways Trump is hurting hardworking Americans and not run out of things to say. Thank you, Sen. Merkley, for standing up for working families and making
With Republicans it's always the same strategy: Families lose, billionaires win. 🔗 https://t.co/gEcTvaIFjT
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Trump's chaotic tariffs and the Republicans' Big, Ugly BETRAYAL are stretching small businesses to the max. 🔗 https://t.co/gEcTvaIFjT
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.@SenJeffMerkley is right: Washington Republicans are putting billionaires first and hardworking families last.
With Republicans it's always the same strategy: Families lose, billionaires win. 🔗 https://t.co/gEcTvaIFjT
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Grateful to have friends like @SenJeffMerkley with us in the fight to push back on Trump's self-enriching and inflationary policies. He's held the Senate floor all night long and he's still going. Tune in ⬇️
With Republicans it's always the same strategy: Families lose, billionaires win. 🔗 https://t.co/gEcTvaIFjT
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Republicans are trying to repurpose our government to serve the billionaires. My friend Jeff has been on the Senate Floor all night reminding Republicans: this government is for the people NOT the billionaires.
This is really what it comes down to. I'm holding the Senate floor to say HELL NO to Trump destroying our We the People government. 🔗 https://t.co/GkjverZsHB
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With the Republican Big, Beautiful BETRAYAL of a bill, Main Street is now Pain Street for small businesses. 🔗 https://t.co/gEcTvaJd9r
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Republicans' Big Ugly Betrayal sold out working people AND small businesses, all to pay for permanent tax cuts for the ultra-rich.
With the Republican Big, Beautiful BETRAYAL of a bill, Main Street is now Pain Street for small businesses. 🔗 https://t.co/gEcTvaJd9r
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With Republicans it's always the same strategy: Families lose, billionaires win. 🔗 https://t.co/gEcTvaIFjT
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Watch @SenJeffMerkley as he holds the floor tonight to shine a light on the Republican healthcare crisis and government shutdown.
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Republicans are exploding the cost of YOUR health insurance.
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