Senate Budget Ranking Member Merkley Delivers Opening Statement at Medicaid Hearing
August 06, 2026
August 06, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 4, 2026, at a hearing on Medicaid:
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
And thank you to our witnesses for being here today.
Last year, my Republican colleagues passed their so-called Big, Beautiful Bill.
I call it a Big Ugly Betrayal because it slashes more than $1 trillion from our health care systems . . .
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
And thank you to our witnesses for being here today.
Last year, my Republican colleagues passed their so-called Big, Beautiful Bill.
I call it a Big Ugly Betrayal because it slashes more than $1 trillion from our health care systems . . .