Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Merkley Fact Sheet: Trump's Budget Would Be Devastating for Social Security and Medicare
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 SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
President Trump's FY27 budget request represents an existential threat to Social Security and Medicare:
* The budget request is completely silent on the federal government's two largest and most important . . .
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TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
President Trump's FY27 budget request represents an existential threat to Social Security and Medicare:
* The budget request is completely silent on the federal government's two largest and most important . . .