WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks with ranking member Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) before the start of a business meeting with the Senate Committee on the Budget in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. The committee held the meeting to discuss the upcoming congressional budget for the United States Government. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)