WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Tax Giveaways in House-Passed "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Will Cost $31 Trillion, According to CRFB WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a centrist budget policy think tank, released analysis showing that if the temporary tax provisions in the House-passed "One Big, Beautiful Bill" are made permanent, i  more