Category: Press Releases

Sens. Schiff and Merkley Demand Extension of Ethics Guardrails on Trump EPA Chemical Appointees, End to Conflicts of Interest

March 26, 2026

Senators urge Trump appointees to end all communication with their previous chemical industry employers to ensure the agency is serving the American people instead of private corporate interests Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), member of EPW Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Chemical

Merkley Announces Additional Oregon Town Halls April 2-4

March 25, 2026

Senator holding seven in-person conversations in Gilliam, Sherman, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties Bend, OR. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold seven in-person town halls for Oregonians in Gilliam, Sherman, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties between Thursday, April 2 and Saturday,

Senators Markey, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Restrict Saudi Access to Nuclear Weapons Technologies

March 25, 2026

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 25, 2026) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today reintroduced the No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act, legislation that would mandate that any nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia can go into

Bynum, Wyden, and Merkley Celebrate Over $4 Million in Federal Funding for Two Oregon Airports

March 25, 2026

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), announced over $4 million in federal funding for the Redmond and Albany Municipal Airports. This funding will be used for rebuilding essential infrastructure at both airports to meet increasing passenger demand. “Federal investments like

Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Modernize Power Grid, Lower Energy Costs and Reduce Wildfire Risk

March 25, 2026

WATCH: Wyden unveils legislation at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on power grid resilience Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation that would overhaul aging power line infrastructure and improve efficiency in order to bring down energy costs and reduce wildfire risks

Merkley Joins Push to Ban Private Equity from Owning Nursing Homes and Hospitals

March 25, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley put his support behind the Take Back Our Hospitals Act, a bill to effectively ban private equity ownership of hospitals and nursing homes by making them ineligible to receive Medicare funding. More than 400 hospitals and nursing homes are currently owned and

Wyden, Merkley Push to Stop Trump’s Education Department From Politicizing Civil Rights Investigations

March 25, 2026

Oregon senators: “Students whose civil rights have been violated should never serve as political pawns. They deserve justice and an equal opportunity to pursue an education” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to stop weaponizing the Department of Education’s Office

Baldwin, Merkley, Moore Introduce Legislation to Address Maternal Health Crisis, Expand Access to Care

March 25, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) introduced the Perinatal Workforce Act, legislation to address the urgent maternal health care crisis in the United States. Specifically, the bill will help grow the perinatal workforce by creating grant programs to

Merkley Celebrates Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Wipe Out Non-Flushables from Wastewater Infrastructure

March 24, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced that his bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act unanimously passed the Senate. Merkley leads the WIPPES Act with Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins. The WIPPES Act would address health, ecosystem, and wastewater infrastructure concerns caused by the flushing of non-flushable wipes.

Merkley Launches Investigation into Private Equity Ownership of Child Care Centers

March 24, 2026

Investigation Seeks to Determine if Private Equity Ownership in the Child Care Industry is Prioritizing Investor Profits Over the Health, Safety, and Welfare of Children Washington, D.C. — To address the growing concern over the role private equity is playing in the child care industry, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR),

Category: Press Releases

Sens. Schiff and Merkley Demand Extension of Ethics Guardrails on Trump EPA Chemical Appointees, End to Conflicts of Interest

Merkley Announces Additional Oregon Town Halls April 2-4

Senators Markey, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Restrict Saudi Access to Nuclear Weapons Technologies

Bynum, Wyden, and Merkley Celebrate Over $4 Million in Federal Funding for Two Oregon Airports

Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Modernize Power Grid, Lower Energy Costs and Reduce Wildfire Risk

Merkley Joins Push to Ban Private Equity from Owning Nursing Homes and Hospitals

Wyden, Merkley Push to Stop Trump’s Education Department From Politicizing Civil Rights Investigations

Baldwin, Merkley, Moore Introduce Legislation to Address Maternal Health Crisis, Expand Access to Care

Merkley Celebrates Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Wipe Out Non-Flushables from Wastewater Infrastructure

Merkley Launches Investigation into Private Equity Ownership of Child Care Centers

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