Jeff is committed to protecting the rights and liberties of all Americans. Since its creation, our nation has come a long way in the march toward equality and fairness, but there is still much work to be done. All Americans deserve the opportunity to live, work, and succeed without facing discrimination.
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Retaliated Against for Exercising Free Speech Rights
Washington, DC– U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today they have joined 15 Senate colleagues in pressing the federal Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate employees placed on administrative leave after signing a “Declaration of Dissent” expressing concern with the agency’s direction under the Trump administration. “We
Merkley Statement on His Bipartisan Bill to Rein in TSA Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a longtime leader in sounding the alarm on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s use of facial recognition technology—issued the following statement on his Traveler Privacy Protection Act: “No one should be required to have their face scanned to travel, and no government
Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Introduce Bill to Stop Occupation of American Cities by Federal Law Enforcement, Armed Forces
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), announced legislation to block the Trump Administration from deploying federal law enforcement and armed forces against Americans. Merkley and Bonamici introduced the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act after the chaos in Los
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would implement federal enforceable workplace heat stress protections in Oregon and nationwide. “As evidenced by this week’s high temperatures in Oregon, record-hot weather is here to stay
Merkley, Senate and House Colleagues Fight for Children’s Fundamental Right to a Healthy, Livable Planet
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led eight Senators in the introduction of a new resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation’s children to a safe, habitable environment in the face of climate chaos’ increasingly destructive and deadly impacts. The resolution—led in the U.S. House of
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Weaponizing Immigration Hearings to Trap, Arrest, Deport Immigrants
The Trump administration has been terminating immigration court cases and deporting individuals without due process. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined a group of 21 Senate Democrats in pressing the Trump administration on its recent initiatives to weaponize immigration
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