Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Merkley Fact Sheet: Trump's Budget Would Be Devastating for Our Communities
April 14, 2026
April 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026:
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TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES
Despite Republicans already providing about $170 billion for federal immigration enforcement, President Trump requested another $38.5 billion for ICE and CBP in FY27. These funds would be on top of the tens of billions that President Trump an . . .
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TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES
Despite Republicans already providing about $170 billion for federal immigration enforcement, President Trump requested another $38.5 billion for ICE and CBP in FY27. These funds would be on top of the tens of billions that President Trump an . . .