Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Tuesday they have sent a letter with their Senate colleagues urging Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Donald Trump’s administration not to make cuts to Medicare and Medicaid to pay for billionaires’ tax cuts.
Democrats, including Wyden and Merkley, ask Trump and Musk to not cut Medicare and Medicaid programs
Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined a group of Democrats urging President Trump and Elon Musk to not cut Medicare and Medicaid.
Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are joining a group of Democrats urging President Trump to avoid cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Wyden and Merkley joined a letter with Senate and House ...
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of sensitive taxpayer data, sources to the Associated Press.
Republicans are planning to pay for the new spending by cutting funding on government programs the GOP doesn’t believe are as important or necessary, with hundreds of billions in savings supposed to come from changes to Medicaid.
But Saturday’s turnout wasn’t for a basketball game or other school event. It was for an annual town hall hosted by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. It was a stark change from August, at his last town hall in the county, which fewer than 200 people attended.
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, led Senate Democrats in a debate Wednesday, condemning a Republican-backed budget freeze that he argued would gut essential health programs while paving the way for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
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