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 ...

2 days ago · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are responding Wednesday after many Head Start programs in Oregon and across the nation continue to be locked out of federal funds. This follows the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) memo to freeze federal funding. In a letter to the Acting Secretary of Health and […]

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Jan 28, 2025 · "My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze," Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote in a post on the social media site X.

Jan 28, 2025 · Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote on the social platform X, “My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night’s federal funding freeze. This is a ...

Mar 23, 2021 · Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reconsider proposed changes made by the Trump administration to the 2010 classifications of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas that in Oregon would affect Albany, Bend, Corvallis and Grants Pass.

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Oct 16, 2023 · In a letter from Wyden and 27 senators to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the lawmakers urged the Biden Administration to include supplemental LIHEAP funding in any additional request submitted for FY2024 appropriations.

The Office of Management and Budget oversees the implementation of the President’s vision across the Executive Branch. OMB carries out its mission through five main functions across executive departments and agencies: Budget development and execution.

5 days ago · President Donald Trump initially ordered the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to freeze federal grants and loans on Monday, ... Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon, ...