2 days ago · 02.05.25 Budget Committee Ranking Member Merkley: Vought Dangerously Unfit to Lead OMB WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee—released the following statement as Senate Democrats speak on the Senate floor all night in opposition to the nomination of Russell Vought to serve as Director of the Office of Management and ...

1 day ago · Ahead of a Senate vote to approve President Trump’s pick to lead the White House budget office, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is among a group of Senate Democrats leading an effort to block the…

22 hours ago · 1 of 3 | Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s choice for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, attends a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

1 day ago · This still from video shows Sen. Jeff Merkley as Senate Democrats begin their overnight marathon of speeches in protest of Russ Vought's nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget on ...

Jan 22, 2025 · – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee – released the following statement as prepared for delivery for a hearing on the nomination of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget: “Good morning, Chairman Graham, and congratulations on your new role leading this Committee.

22 hours ago · Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) discusses his concerns regarding Donald Trump's Office of Management and Budget nominee, Russell Vought, and what Democrats are doing to push back.

2 days ago · Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are joining colleagues to demand answers and action from the Trump administration about the acute financial impacts and lingering uncertainty faced by Head Start programs in Oregon and nationwide following the Office of Management and Budget’s memo that froze funding government-wide, and […]

Jan 30, 2025 · The Senate Budget Committee approved Russ Vought’s nomination to be Office of Management and Budget director despite a boycott by Democrats.

4 days ago · Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee and a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public

Jan 30, 2025 · Sen. Jeff Merkley Vought’s confirmation would bring further skill to the White House’s goal of hand-picking which federal programs to fund and which to cut off — regardless of what funding ...