‘We understand what the Republican plan is’ Sen. Merkley on OMB agenda
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joins Andrea Mitchell to analyze Russell Vought as the President's pick to lead the Office of ...
Vought nomination advances despite Democrats’ boycott
The Senate Budget Committee approved Russ Vought’s nomination to be Office of Management and Budget director despite a ...
A 'constitutional crisis?' Democrats, Republicans spar over Donald Trump's spending order
Congressional Democrats and good-government groups say President Donald Trump 's Monday night directive to pause the ...
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Senator Merkley calls Trump funding pause a sweeping paragraph by dangerous man that attacks Constitution, Congress
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley tells reporters at a weekly news conference the morning after an Office of Management and Budget ...
Senate Republicans push ahead on Trump budget pick Russell Vought
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump's pick for budget ...
This is a story about the filibuster. You should read it anyway
When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...
The Latest: Fate of Trump’s Cabinet hangs in the balance following 3 more confirmation hearings
Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared for skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during ...
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This is a story about the filibuster. You should read it anyway
Republicans later expanded that policy to ... talking about the need for filibuster reform. I went to Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat who led the effort to reform the filibuster during ...