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Merkley, Hassan Ask GAO to Explore Fossil Fuel Divestment for Federal Workers

April 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look into the risks that fossil fuel investments pose for federal workers as climate chaos continues to intensify. The federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which is a 401k equivalent

Wyden, Merkley Support Investigation of Juul

April 8, 2019

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined with nine Senate colleagues to launch an investigation into JUUL Labs, Inc., the vaping industry titan. In their letter to JUUL CEO Kevin Burns, the senators asked about the company’s partnership with Big Tobacco giant Altria, and questioned

Wyden, Merkley Urge Feds to Support Three Eastern Oregon Forests

April 3, 2019

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to take steps that ensure three national forests in Eastern Oregon each can support timber harvest, recreation, ranching, wildlife habitat and protection. The senators’ letter to USFS seeking separate planning processes for the

Merkley, Grassley Lead Bipartisan Push for Wind Energy Funding

April 3, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are leading a bipartisan push for “robust” wind energy funding in the 2020 funding bills, touting the benefits of the wind industry in American innovation and job growth. “This funding is necessary in order to continue supporting rural

Merkley, Welch Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Extend Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

April 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) today introduced the Electric Cars Act of 2019, bicameral legislation to fully extend the electric vehicle tax credit for 10 years, and help deploy critical alternative fuel charging infrastructure. The Electric Cars Act is cosponsored in the

Merkley, Panetta Applaud End of Taxpayer-Funded Kitten Slaughter

April 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), lead sponsors of the bipartisan KITTEN Act, today applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the agency would end its taxpayer-funded experiments on kittens. Previously, the agency had infected kittens with a parasite to

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