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It's ALWAYS families lose, billionaires win

This month made one thing crystal clear: with Trump, it's ALWAYS families lose, billionaires win. Let me walk you through what we've been up against, and what I've been doing about it.

Before I continue, will you pitch in before our end-of-month deadline to help keep up the fight?

  1. Trump is hell-bent on raiding the Treasury to use nearly $2 billion of YOUR tax dollars as a personal slush fund for his buddies. Cash for cronies. Pure corruption. I've been fighting tooth and nail to stop it.
     
  2. While Oregon families are being pressed to the wall by skyrocketing gas and grocery prices, here's what Republicans were focused on: a $1 billion gold-plated ballroom for Trump, and $70 billion MORE for ICE and Border Patrol. As the top Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, I've been leading the fight against this bill, and just last week, Republicans punted their own legislation before it could reach a vote.
     
  3. A new Brown University report shows consumers have already spent over $40 BILLION extra on gas since the start of Trump's illegal war with Iran. He ran on lowering costs on Day 1. Families are paying the price for that broken promise. We pushed the War Powers Resolution to rein in this illegal war through a major procedural hurdle in the Senate — it's not over, but it's a real step forward.

I'm fighting for the things Oregonians actually need: health care, housing, education, and good-paying jobs. Not ballrooms. Not slush funds. Not endless wars.

Grassroots donors like you are the reason I can stand up on the Senate floor and fight back without owing anything to anyone but YOU. So please, before midnight tonight, chip in whatever you can right now:

Onward!

Jeff

Posted on May 31, 2026.

Born in the small town of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, Jeff Merkley has never lost touch with his working class roots.

As a U.S. Senator, he works every day to create opportunity for working families, stop the corruption of our democracy, and tackle the climate crisis.

A workhorse and a progressive champion, Jeff Merkley is leading a movement to get our country back on track.

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