Category: Press Releases

Wyden, Merkley Urge FDA to Update Regulations to Ensure U.S. Producers and Consumers Have Access to CBD, Other Hemp-Derived Products

January 15, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update federal regulations governing the use of certain hemp-derived ingredients in food, beverages or dietary supplements. Congress legalized the production and sale of industrial hemp and hemp derivatives, including hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD),

Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Four Counties

January 14, 2019

Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Marion, Coos, Curry and Douglas counties on Monday and Tuesday, January 21 and 22. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the

Merkley, Democratic Senators Sound Alarm: Trump Shutdown Threatens Wildfire Preparedness

January 14, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and a group of 11 Democratic Senators today pressed for an end to the shutdown that President Trump and congressional Republicans have inflicted on the nation, sounding the alarm about growing impacts on wildfire preparedness as the shutdown drags on. In addition to

Wyden, Merkley Back Measure to Give Medicare Drug Negotiating Power

January 10, 2019

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week introduced a bill that will allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for the 43 million seniors who participate in Medicare Part D. “Medicare should be able to use its massive bargaining power to lower seniors’

Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Expanded Gun Background Check Bill

January 9, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week co-sponsored legislation that would expand federal background checks to all gun sales. The Background Check Expansion Act would fix federal law that unlicensed or private sellers are not required to conduct a background check prior to transferring a firearm.

Merkley Response to President Trump’s Address

January 8, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Trump’s national address: “Let’s be very clear: The only ‘crisis’ at the southern border is the humanitarian crisis President Trump and his administration created by ripping babies away from their parents’ arms and locking up children. The

Merkley to Return to Border to Investigate Death of Eight-Year-Old Felipe Alonzo-Gomez

January 5, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will return to the southern border on Monday to investigate the death of an eight-year-old child in U.S. custody. The death of Felipe Alonzo-Gomez on Christmas Day follows another death only a few weeks prior, of seven-year-old Jakelin Caal. “The death of any

Udall, Merkley Applaud House Democrats’ Introduction of Sweeping Democracy Reform Package

January 4, 2019

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) applauded House Democrats’ introduction of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a comprehensive democracy reform package to fight corruption and fix our broken politics. Udall and Merkley will introduce companion legislation in the U.S. Senate in the coming weeks. The

Merkley: Trump Shutdown is Hurting Family Farmers & Rural America

January 3, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, who serves as the top Democrat on the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to let the Senate vote on House-passed legislation that would end the partial federal government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture

Merkley Unveils Sweeping Blueprint to Restore American Democracy

January 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today unveiled a sweeping blueprint to restore American democracy, outlining a series of proposals to take on voter suppression, gerrymandering, dark money, and unequal representation in our democracy. “The ‘We the People’ vision of our Constitution is being corrupted by dark, anti-democratic forces,”