Category: Press Releases

WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH DENTAL CARE PILOT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS

June 15, 2023

Thursday, June 15, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would establish a new pilot program to provide comprehensive dental care to veterans in Oregon and nationwide diagnosed with diabetes and coronary artery disease. Funded for four

GENERATIONS OF INJUSTICE MUST COME TO AN END—MERKLEY, BOOKER, WILLIAMS PUT FORTH LEGISLATION TO CLOSE CONSTITUTIONAL LOOPHOLE

June 14, 2023

The 13th Amendment’s exception clause permitting slavery as punishment for crime has fueled systemic racism in criminal justice for over 150 years—it is far past time to right this historic wrong Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Washington, D.C. – As Juneteenth approaches, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, New Jersey’s U.S. Senator

MERKLEY HEARING TO EXAMINE IMPACTS OF PLASTIC ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES

June 14, 2023

Next in Series of Hearings Investigating Plastic Production and Pollution Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, June 15 at 10:00 am Eastern, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will chair a subcommittee hearing to examine the public health and environmental impacts of plastic production and disposal on environmental

WYDEN, MERKLEY: MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION TO OREGON TO ADVANCE WOOD PRODUCT INNOVATION IN RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

June 13, 2023

Projects also help to restore healthy forests and reduce wildfire risk Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the U.S. Forest Service has awarded Oregon more than $1.2 million to support wood products innovation in Oregon’s manufacturing facilities and develop markets for innovative

MERKLEY ANNOUNCES JUNE TOWN HALLS

June 9, 2023

Friday, June 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he is continuing to hold in-person town halls in 2023 with community conversations in three Oregon counties in June: Klamath, Lake, and Deschutes Counties. The town halls in Klamath and Lake Counties are rescheduled from March,

WYDEN, MERKLEY: $1 MILLION TO OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY TO STUDY EFFECTS OF FIRE ON MASS TIMBER

June 9, 2023

Study results meant to increase adoption of mass timber products Friday, June 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the effects of fire on mass timber products to

MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $500,000 FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA AND SIUSLAW INDIANS

June 9, 2023

Friday, June 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $500,000 to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) for air monitoring to improve public health. “One of the most important

MERKLEY, SULLIVAN ANNOUNCE COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING VITAL IMPORTANCE OF THE MEKONG RIVER, MEKONG-UNITED STATES PARTNERSHIP

June 9, 2023

Friday, June 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Alaska’s U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan announced their bipartisan resolution bringing awareness to the environmental, humanitarian, and economic issues facing the Mekong River cleared a key hurdle by passing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Mekong River, which

WYDEN, MERKLEY: $225,000 TO KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

June 7, 2023

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the South Central Oregon Economic Development District will receive $225,000 from the Economic Development Administration for economic development planning in Klamath and Lake counties. “I know from holding more than 1,050 town halls throughout

IN PREPARATION FOR FIRE SEASON, MERKLEY AND WYDEN JOIN WESTERN SENATORS IN A BIPARTISAN PUSH TO INCREASE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

June 7, 2023

“Stretched to Their Breaking Point,” Wildland Firefighters Deserve Better Pay, Support, And Time to Recover—Letter Comes as Temporary Pay Increases for Wildland Firefighters in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Are Set to Expire in September Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Colorado

Category: Press Releases

WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH DENTAL CARE PILOT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS

GENERATIONS OF INJUSTICE MUST COME TO AN END—MERKLEY, BOOKER, WILLIAMS PUT FORTH LEGISLATION TO CLOSE CONSTITUTIONAL LOOPHOLE

MERKLEY HEARING TO EXAMINE IMPACTS OF PLASTIC ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES

WYDEN, MERKLEY: MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION TO OREGON TO ADVANCE WOOD PRODUCT INNOVATION IN RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

MERKLEY ANNOUNCES JUNE TOWN HALLS

WYDEN, MERKLEY: $1 MILLION TO OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY TO STUDY EFFECTS OF FIRE ON MASS TIMBER

MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $500,000 FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA AND SIUSLAW INDIANS

MERKLEY, SULLIVAN ANNOUNCE COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING VITAL IMPORTANCE OF THE MEKONG RIVER, MEKONG-UNITED STATES PARTNERSHIP

WYDEN, MERKLEY: $225,000 TO KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

IN PREPARATION FOR FIRE SEASON, MERKLEY AND WYDEN JOIN WESTERN SENATORS IN A BIPARTISAN PUSH TO INCREASE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

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