Category: Press Releases

Merkley and Wyden Call for Increased TSA Funding to Help Address Long Wait Times, Ensure Security

May 19, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – With the summer’s busy travel season rapidly approaching and lines growing ever-longer at the nation’s commercial airports, today Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined twenty-one of their Senate colleagues in calling for increased funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help address long wait times and better ensure passenger safety. TSA funding has decreased by

VIDEO RELEASE: Merkley Celebrates Opening of New National Crowdfunding Marketplace for Small Business Investment

May 16, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after new rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went into effect, creating a new national marketplace for equity crowdfunding investment in small businesses and startups. Merkley is the lead author of the CROWDFUND Act, the legislation that

Merkley, Wyden and Defazio Announce Federal Funding to Help Umpqua Community College Recover From School Shooting

May 16, 2016

Portland, OR – Today, Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Congressman Peter Defazio announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded Umpqua Community College (UCC) $529,623 to help the UCC community recover from the mass shooting that occurred on campus last fall. The funding comes after Senators

Merkley and Wyden Announce $70 Million For Renewable Energy Research

May 13, 2016

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Energy and Water Appropriations bill that passed the Senate this week includes $70 million for wave and geothermal energy research grants. Oregon State University (OSU), as a leader in wave and geothermal energy research, will be well-positioned

Merkley Statement on EPA Methane Rule

May 12, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the first-ever national standards for methane pollution in the oil and gas industry: “Today’s announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency finalizing the first-ever national standards for dangerous methane pollution for new drilling

Merkley and Wyden Announce Key Oregon Wins in Senate Passage of Energy and Water Appropriations Bill

May 12, 2016

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that included in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill that passed the Senate today are key provisions that will help Oregon communities. These include funding for tribal housing along the Columbia River, small ports along the Oregon coast, renovation for

Merkley, Bonamici Applaud Google’s Move to Ban Payday Loan Advertisements

May 12, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) today applauded the announcement that Google would change its advertising policies to ban advertisements for payday loans on its platforms. Merkley and Bonamici are the lead sponsors of the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending (SAFE Lending)

Senator Merkley: FDA Rule is Critical Step to Protecting Children and Teens from Tobacco Products

May 11, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined 16 Senate Democrats, to send a letter to the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), applauding the release of a final tobacco deeming rule which will grant the FDA

Merkley Applauds Finalization of FDA Tobacco Rule, Urges Swift Further Action on Candy and Fruit-Flavored E-cigarettes

May 5, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) tobacco deeming rule was finalized and will now go into effect: “The tobacco regulation rule announced today by the FDA is a

In Wake of Surprise Losses on Wall Street, Merkley Presses Regulators for Greater Transparency and Accountability in Volcker Rule Enforcement

May 5, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley wrote to federal regulators pressing them for greater transparency and accountability surrounding the implementation of the Volcker Rule, the Wall Street reform provision authored by Merkley and former Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) that forms a modern-day Glass-Steagall firewall to separate risky investment

Category: Press Releases

Merkley and Wyden Call for Increased TSA Funding to Help Address Long Wait Times, Ensure Security

VIDEO RELEASE: Merkley Celebrates Opening of New National Crowdfunding Marketplace for Small Business Investment

Merkley, Wyden and Defazio Announce Federal Funding to Help Umpqua Community College Recover From School Shooting

Merkley and Wyden Announce $70 Million For Renewable Energy Research

Merkley Statement on EPA Methane Rule

Merkley and Wyden Announce Key Oregon Wins in Senate Passage of Energy and Water Appropriations Bill

Merkley, Bonamici Applaud Google’s Move to Ban Payday Loan Advertisements

Senator Merkley: FDA Rule is Critical Step to Protecting Children and Teens from Tobacco Products

Merkley Applauds Finalization of FDA Tobacco Rule, Urges Swift Further Action on Candy and Fruit-Flavored E-cigarettes

In Wake of Surprise Losses on Wall Street, Merkley Presses Regulators for Greater Transparency and Accountability in Volcker Rule Enforcement

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