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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration’s Attacks on Senior Nutrition Programs

May 15, 2025

“The cuts will exacerbate hunger, poor health, and social isolation” Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined fellow Senate leaders to call on Republicans to reconsider disastrous cuts and attacks on programs and agencies that support seniors with food assistance among other necessities. “We are writing today to express our

Merkley, Daines, Salinas, Guthrie, Hoyle Champion Bipartisan Bill to Train Next Generation of Wildland Firefighters

May 15, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), and Val Hoyle (OR-04) today reintroduced the bipartisan Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025. This legislation directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of

Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Demand Reinstatement of Critical Disaster Mitigation Program for Oregon

May 15, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden—along with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)—joined over 80 of their Senate and House colleagues in a bipartisan effort to demand that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem reinstate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program within

Senators Kim and Merkley Lead Effort to Revive Invaluable Federal Pipeline Program of Top Talent into Public Service

May 15, 2025

As program alumni, Senators Kim and Merkley introduce the TALENTS Act to defend the Presidential Management Fellows program after President Trump canceled this crucial tool for good governance. WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) led his first bill in the U.S. Senate, with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), to codify

Warren, Merkley Seek World Liberty Financial Records on $2 Billion Trump Stablecoin Deal Involving UAE Firm and Binance

May 15, 2025

“Congress is considering legislation that, if passed into law, would expand the scale and reach of USD1 and enable the President to continue profiting off of a financial product he oversees, lining his pockets at the expense of American taxpayers and undermining our democracy.” “This is a staggering vehicle for

Merkley Remarks at EPA Budget Hearing with Administrator Zeldin

May 14, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – the Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee – delivered the following remarks at the hearing reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency with Administrator Lee Zeldin: Senator Merkley’s remarks, as prepared for

Merkley, Welch, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans

May 14, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Vermont’s U.S. Senator Peter Welch, and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined forces with U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) to introduce the End Price Gouging for Medications Act. The bicameral bill would

Oregon Delegation: Seven Airports In State Earn More Than $22 Million in Federal Grants

May 14, 2025

Airports in Portland, Hillsboro, Bend, Eugene, Corvallis, Burns and Joseph secure infrastructure investments Washington, D.C. – Oregon lawmakers today announced that seven airports in the Portland metro area, the Willamette Valley, Central Oregon and Eastern Oregon have secured about $22.7 million combined in federal grants for infrastructure improvements to taxiways,

Senator Welch, Oregon Governor Kotek, Sens. Klobuchar, Luján, Wyden, and Merkley Host Press Call on Republicans’ Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs

May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition and Specialty

Merkley, Van Hollen, Colleagues: Trump’s Military Actions in Yemen Must Follow the Law

May 13, 2025

Washington, D.C. – As President Trump visits the Middle East this week, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland’s U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen—both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—today led their colleagues in demanding answers from the administration about its military operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen and

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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration’s Attacks on Senior Nutrition Programs

Merkley, Daines, Salinas, Guthrie, Hoyle Champion Bipartisan Bill to Train Next Generation of Wildland Firefighters

Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Demand Reinstatement of Critical Disaster Mitigation Program for Oregon

Senators Kim and Merkley Lead Effort to Revive Invaluable Federal Pipeline Program of Top Talent into Public Service

Warren, Merkley Seek World Liberty Financial Records on $2 Billion Trump Stablecoin Deal Involving UAE Firm and Binance

Merkley Remarks at EPA Budget Hearing with Administrator Zeldin

Merkley, Welch, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans

Oregon Delegation: Seven Airports In State Earn More Than $22 Million in Federal Grants

Senator Welch, Oregon Governor Kotek, Sens. Klobuchar, Luján, Wyden, and Merkley Host Press Call on Republicans’ Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs

Merkley, Van Hollen, Colleagues: Trump’s Military Actions in Yemen Must Follow the Law

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