02.13.25

Merkley: Republicans Are Running Up Massive Debt at Betrayal of America’s Working Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee – released the following statement after Republicans passed a FY25 budget resolution through committee:? 

“This Republican budget opens the door to massive cuts for families. Democrats on the committee offered amendment after amendment to protect health care, housing, and education – all of the foundations working families need to thrive – and Republicans blocked every single one of them, all to later divert those cuts into massive tax breaks for the richest Americans.  

"This is the Great Betrayal. Trump campaigned on protecting families, but President Trump and Senate Republicans are all about protecting their billionaire friends.  

“This isn’t government of, by, and for the people; its government of, by, and for billionaires.” 

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