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,
Mi visita al cruce de Rafah y la urgente necesidad de hacer llegar ayuda humanitaria a Gaza.
Este fin de semana se cumplieron 100 días de la guerra entre Israel y Hamás. Recientemente visité el cruce de Rafah y pude constatar de primera mano el grave fallo del sistema que impide que la ayuda humanitaria llegue a los palestinos en Gaza. He pedido un alto el fuego, fundamental para detener esta catástrofe humanitaria. Lea mi artículo de opinión en The Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/01/merkley-gaza-needs-a-massive-increase-in-humanitarian-aid-immediately-opinion.html
Cardin, Durbin, Kaine, Merkley, Butler, Welch Introduce Resolution Calling on Guatemala to Ensure Peaceful Transfer of Power
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), introduced a resolution calling for the peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala.
Van Hollen, Merkley Press for Action Following Trip to Rafah Crossing, Egypt, Jordan
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), both members of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement after their visit to Egypt and Jordan: “The humanitarian disaster in Gaza is worsening by the day. Innocent Palestinians are on the verge of starvation, injured
Merkley critica el uso del reconocimiento facial por parte de la TSA en los aeropuertos en un discurso en el Senado
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor of the United States Senate on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 about the TSA’s use of facial recognition in airports and their failure to make it clear that this program is voluntary. This speech follows months of Senator Merkley monitoring the use of facial
DELEGACIÓN BICAMERAL DEL CONGRESO ENCABEZADA POR KAINE DISCUTA SOBRE DEMOCRACIA, MIGRACIÓN Y ESTABILIDAD ECONÓMICA DURANTE VISITAS A GUATEMALA Y HONDURAS
La visita a Guatemala se produjo en medio de descarados ataques a la democracia guatemalteca WASHINGTON, DC – Anoche, el senador estadounidense Tim Kaine, quien se desempeña como presidente del Subcomité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado para el Hemisferio Occidental y anteriormente trabajó como misionero en Honduras, concluyó una delegación bicameral en el Congreso. visita a guatemala