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Senator Merkley Drills Down on Big Oil Lies in Budget Committee Hearing

Senator Merkley asks Representative Raskin about Big Oil’s efforts to avoid accountability for its role in climate chaos in a Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled, “Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid, Accountability for Climate Change” on May 1, 2024. Watch the full hearing: https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/denial-disinformation-and-doublespeak_big-oils-evolving-efforts-to-avoid-accountability-for-climate-change

El Senador Merkley preside el Subcomité de Asignaciones sobre el Presupuesto del Servicio Forestal – Declaración de apertura

El 10 de abril de 2024, el senador Jeff Merkley presidió una audiencia del Subcomité de Asignaciones sobre la propuesta de presupuesto para el año fiscal 2025 para el Servicio Forestal de EE. UU. Vea la audiencia completa: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-us-forest-service

Merkley habla con funcionarios electorales sobre las amenazas a los secretarios del condado y a los trabajadores electorales

El senador Jeff Merkley cuestionó a los funcionarios electorales sobre los esfuerzos para preservar nuestro proceso democrático, el trabajo para proteger el derecho de cada votante elegible a emitir su voto y las amenazas hechas a los secretarios del condado y otros funcionarios electorales en Oregón y en todo el país en un Comité Senatorial de Reglas. y administración

Merkley interroga al director de la OMB sobre el presupuesto propuesto por el presidente Biden

El senador Merkley cuestionó a la directora de la Oficina de Administración y Presupuesto (OMB), Shalanda Young, sobre el impacto de la propuesta presupuestaria del presidente Biden en las familias trabajadoras de Oregón y de todo el país durante una audiencia del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado el 12 de marzo de 2024. Vea la audiencia completa: https ://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-proposal

El senador Merkley presiona al cuerpo del ejército sobre proyectos hídricos clave en Oregón

El senador Jeff Merkley obtuvo la confirmación del Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de que el Cuerpo acelerará el trabajo en proyectos clave de Oregón, incluida la restauración del criadero Cole Rivers, durante una audiencia del Comité Senatorial de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas el 28 de febrero de 2024. Vea el informe completo sobre Medio Ambiente y Público del Senado. Audiencia del Comité de Empresa aquí:

Senator Merkley on the Danger of Nanoplastics and Microplastics in Water

Senator Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight and Senator Alex Padilla, Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, led a joint hearing titled “Understanding the Presence of Microplastics in Water” on February

Merkley Calls on President Biden to Launch “Operation Gaza Rescue”

Senator Jeff Merkley spoke out on the floor of the U.S. Senate, urging President Biden to launch Operation Gaza Rescue—bold, direct action from the United States to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.   Read Senator Merkley’s op-ed in the Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/01/merkley-gaza-needs-a-massive-increase-in-humanitarian-aid-immediately-opinion.html Read more about Senator Merkley’s visit to the

Merkley Speaks Out Against Hedge Fund Involvement in Housing Market, Highlights Housing Crisis

Senator Merkley spoke about housing affordability and the grip of hedge funds on our housing market during a Senate Budget Committee hearing titled “A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability” on January 31, 2024. Read more about the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-smith-lead-bicameral-action-to-ban-hedge-fund-ownership-of-residential-housing/

Merkley Calls for Ceasefire and Massive Increase in Humanitarian Aid for Gaza on U.S. Senate Floor

Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the need for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and a massive influx of humanitarian aid into Gaza.   Read Senator Merkley’s op-ed in the Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/01/merkley-gaza-needs-a-massive-increase-in-humanitarian-aid-immediately-opinion.html   Read more about Senator Merkley’s visit to the Rafah Crossing, Egypt,

My Visit to the Rafah Crossing and the Urgent Need to get Humanitarian Aid into Gaza

This weekend marked 100 days in the Israel-Hamas war. I recently visited the Rafah Crossing and saw first-hand the badly broken system preventing life-saving aid from reaching Palestinians in Gaza. I’ve called for a ceasefire, which is critical to stopping this humanitarian catastrophe. Read my op-ed in the Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/01/merkley-gaza-needs-a-massive-increase-in-humanitarian-aid-immediately-opinion.html

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