Category: Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03), Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), today announced that the federal government has agreed to pay 100 percent of the costs associated with debris removal and emergency protective measures following

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced $5.4 million in Head Start funding going to Oregon from the American Rescue Plan. “Head Start programs give low-income kids in Oregon and nationwide a leg up, preparing them to excel in school,” Wyden said. “It’s critical to

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service—released the following statement today, after the Biden administration announced higher wages and new incentives for wildland firefighters: “Last year alone, over one million acres

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who was previously the director of Portland Habitat for Humanity—has introduced the Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable (HOME) Act, comprehensive legislation to tackle the urgent affordable housing crisis that is threatening families across Oregon and throughout America. The introduction comes as the gap