jeff merkley

February 21, 2025

‘Families Lose and Billionaires Win’: Senate GOP Signals Support for Deep Medicaid Cuts | Common Dreams

Senate Republicans approved a budget resolution early Friday after rejecting a flurry of Democratic amendments aimed at preventing cuts to Medicaid, school meal initiatives, and other programs. Republicans in the House and Senate are moving in the direction of legislation that would slash critical programs to help fund trillions of […]

February 20, 2025

‘Serious Damage Has Been Done’: Dem Lawmakers Slam DOGE Nuclear Safety Purge

Decrying the Trump administration’s firing of hundreds of workers at the agency in charge of nuclear weapons safety, a bicameral group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to provide assurances that members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency cannot access classified systems or information. […]

February 14, 2025

House GOP Advances Budget After Blocking Amendments to Protect Food Benefits, Medicaid

House Republicans advanced their budget plan out of committee Thursday night after a 12-hour markup session during which they rejected dozens of Democratic amendments, including proposed changes that would have protected Medicaid and federal nutrition benefits from the deep cuts the GOP hopes to impose to help finance trillions of […]