Jeff está comprometido a proteger a Estados Unidos de aquellos que nos harían daño y a asegurarse de que lo hagamos de manera coherente con los valores estadounidenses y nuestros derechos constitucionales. De hecho, Jeff cree firmemente que la medida de nuestra fuerza no es solo el poder de nuestro ejército, sino que Estados Unidos es más seguro y más fuerte cuando honramos nuestros valores estadounidenses fundamentales como el respeto por el estado de derecho e invertimos en el trabajo duro. de trabajar con nuestros aliados. En un mundo peligroso, con amenazas globales que van desde el terrorismo hasta el calentamiento global y la proliferación de armas nucleares, Jeff comprende que debemos poder trabajar con otras naciones para enfrentar estos desafíos juntos.
Habiendo trabajado como analista de seguridad nacional en el Pentágono y en la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso, Jeff tiene una comprensión única de la política de seguridad nacional. En ambos cargos estuvo inmerso en el diálogo nacional sobre el manejo responsable de las armas nucleares. Jeff también se mantuvo activamente involucrado en cuestiones de política exterior como presidente del Consejo de Asuntos Mundiales de Oregón.
Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Booker, Coons, Merkley, Van Hollen Statement on the Third Anniversary of the Sudan Civil War
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Africa and Global Health Policy Sub-Committee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued a statement on the
Six Democratic Senators, including Merkley, Join War Powers Push To Stop Iran War
Merkley joins Booker, Kaine, Murphy, Schiff, Baldwin, and Duckworth in filing a new wave of War Powers resolutions forcing a Senate vote to end the Iran War Washington, D.C. — This week, six additional U.S. Democratic Senators — Senators Merkley (OR), Gillibrand (NY), Van Hollen (MD), Kelly (AZ), Warnock (GA), and
Merkley, Dems lay out strategy to end Trump’s illegal war with Iran
Senator Jeff Merkley joined Democratic colleagues in pressing Republicans to uphold Congress’s moral and constitutional responsibility to end Trump’s illegal war with Iran during a press conference on April 13, 2026. The group introduced a new set of War Powers Resolutions to rein in Trump’s war with Iran.
Merkley Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Red Tape and Invest in Watershed Projects Due to Extreme Drought
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the former Ranking Member on the Appropriations subcommittee that writes our nation’s agriculture funding bill—partnered with U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) to reintroduce the Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act. This bipartisan bill would increase the resiliency of American agriculture and communities
Warren, Blumenthal, Duckworth, Peters, Merkley Press Hegseth on Reported Attempts to Make Investments in Defense Firms Ahead of Iran War; Slam Potential Conflict of Interest, Violations of Federal Ethics Agreement
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s broker reportedly attempted to invest in major defense companies in weeks leading up to Trump’s attack on Iran “This would be a…betrayal of the nation paying the price for this war and the troops you are sending into harm’s way.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C.
Merkley, Cruz, Kim, Curtis Launch Bipartisan Effort to Expand Taiwan’s Drone Production, Support U.S. National Security
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—partnered with U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and John Curtis (R-UT) to introduce bipartisan legislation that expands cooperation between the United States