Merkley Asks CBO to Detail How Investing in Flood Adaptations Can Affect the Federal Budget
June 17, 2026
June 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026:
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Merkley Asks CBO to Detail How Investing in Flood Adaptations Can Affect the Federal Budget
Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, requested that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) conduct a study of how federal spending for flood adaptatio . . .
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Merkley Asks CBO to Detail How Investing in Flood Adaptations Can Affect the Federal Budget
Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, requested that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) conduct a study of how federal spending for flood adaptatio . . .
