Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum, today announced $100,000 in federal awards to support displaced Oregonians and wildfire recovery efforts for Central Oregon communities that lost homes in the 2026 wildfires. “As wildfires in central Oregon and statewide set new
Bipartisan legislation would remove regulatory burden on proactive forest management, lower net emissions Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Curtis (R-UT), members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced that the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act (WEPA). Merkley and Curtis’ bipartisan legislation
Oregon lawmakers demand an end to expedited “mega master” hearings in Portland, Tacoma, and other immigration centers. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum, today demanded the Trump administration end the practice
Congress created the $7 billion renewable energy program to deliver solar projects to 900,000 households in disadvantaged communities, saving families $350 million every year on energy costs Washington, D.C. – Two federal courts have ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unlawfully eliminated the Inflation Reduction Act’s Solar for All
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley (D-OR), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, emitió la siguiente declaración luego de que la Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental de los Estados Unidos (GAO) reafirmara que la Ley de Control de Retención de Fondos ahora permite que el Presidente emita una rescisión de bolsillo sobre fondos que expiran. El viernes, el Presidente
Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense por Oregón, Jeff Merkley, impulsó el fortalecimiento de las leyes federales anticorrupción luego de que la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos facilitara que los funcionarios estatales y locales aceptaran sobornos por acciones oficiales. Merkley volvió a presentar la Ley para Detener los Sobornos Corruptos, que restauraría la confianza pública en los gobiernos estatales y locales.
El esfuerzo bicameral y bipartidista se produce en medio de las recientes amenazas del presidente Trump de que el monumento viviente a JFK podría ser "derribado" a menos que se agregue su nombre al edificio Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, y la congresista de Maine, Chellie Pingree, miembros de mayor rango del Comité de Asignaciones para el Interior y el Medio Ambiente del Senado y la Cámara de Representantes
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked his bill to prevent the Trump Administration from using any federal funds for the planning and construction of the Trump Arch: “Trump’s Arch is a monument to his own ego—a waste of our taxpayer dollars. “This
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) blocked Merkley’s bipartisan bill with Alaska’s U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski to prohibit the demolition of any national memorial to honor a U.S. president—like the Kennedy Center—without an act of Congress: “Our congressionally authorized memorials
Trump’s allies in the Senate blocked Merkley’s bipartisan bill with Alaska’s U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski to prohibit the demolition of any national memorial to honor a U.S. president—like the Kennedy Center—without an act of Congress on September 28, 2026.
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