Instead of lowering costs, Trump is wasting YOUR money on intimidating and militarizing communities.

Senate Committee on Appropriations · January 29, 2026

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Senator Jeff Merkley opens remarks by identifying himself.

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Sen. Jeff Merkley criticized President Trump’s use of federalized National Guard and immigration agents in U.S. cities, citing a Congressional Budget Office cost estimate of about $589 million through January and roughly $93 million per month thereafter and urging the deployments be stopped.

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