Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Merkley Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Medicaid
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following opening statement from an Aug. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Medicaid: The Reality":
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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 tha . . .
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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 tha . . .