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Before Busy Summer Travel Season, Merkley, Kennedy, Markey, Marshall Push to Rein in TSA Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Across U.S.

May 8, 2025

During National Travel and Tourism Week, Senators lead bipartisan Traveler Privacy Protection Act Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Louisiana’s U.S. Senator John Kennedy, Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, and Kansas’ U.S. Senator Roger Marshall banded together to sound the alarm over the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA)

Sens. Rick Scott, Jeff Merkley Introduce Legislation Targeting Global Use of Forced Labor

May 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senators Rick Scott and Jeff Merkley introduced the bipartisan No Funds for Forced Labor Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director at international financial institutions to oppose projects that use forced labor practices, specifically in Communist China’s Xinjiang region, known

McClellan, Bacon, Merkley, Hyde-Smith Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Address Mental Health Treatment Shortages

May 8, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Don Bacon (NE-02) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced legislation to address mental health and substance use disorder facility shortages during a growing mental health crisis. About one in five American adults live with mental illness, and

Merkley, Crapo Lead Bipartisan Effort to Expand Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration

May 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho’s U.S. Senator Mike Crapo today teamed up to introduce the bipartisan Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) Program Reauthorization Act of 2025. This legislation would reauthorize and expand the CFLR program, which helps fund collaborative and community-based forest management. The CFLR program has a

Amid Trump Tariff Uncertainty, Oregon’s Entire Democratic Delegation Rallies Behind West Coast Seafood Industry

May 7, 2025

After devastating order cancellations due to tariffs, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Bynum, Dexter, Hoyle and Salinas ask USDA to buy West Coast pink shrimp Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Janelle Bynum, Maxine Dexter, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas today rallied behind the

Baldwin, Warren, Markey, Merkley Blast Trump Plan to Cut 988 Suicide and Crisis Line For LGBTQ+ Youth

May 7, 2025

Trump cuts come as roughly 40 percent of LGBTQ+ young people reported seriously considering attempting suicide WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward Markey (D-MA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led their colleagues in slamming the Trump Administration’s plan to take away lifesaving mental health

Merkley: CFTC Allowing Election Gambling is a Bad Bet for Democracy

May 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) moved to dismiss its appeal against Kalshi Inc., effectively allowing betting on U.S. elections to continue: “Election gambling reduces our democratic process to a horse race for the wealthy and

Merkley, Wicker, Joyce, Bonamici, Underwood, Kiggans Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Celebrating National Nurses Week

May 6, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) teamed up with U.S. Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week. National Nurses Week 2025 is celebrated from May 6 through

Merkley and Schumer Lead the Charge to End Crypto Corruption by Trump & Other Elected Officials

May 6, 2025

New legislation follows reports of President Trump’s crypto-related conflicts of interest Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spearheaded a brand-new effort to crack down on cryptocurrency-related corruption by elected officials at the highest levels of the federal government. Merkley’s End Crypto

Merkley, Schatz, Murkowski Sound the Alarm Over Staffing Shortages at the Indian Health Service

May 6, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Indian Affairs Vice Chairman Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Senate Indian Affairs Chairman and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) demanded urgent action from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to

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Before Busy Summer Travel Season, Merkley, Kennedy, Markey, Marshall Push to Rein in TSA Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Across U.S.

Sens. Rick Scott, Jeff Merkley Introduce Legislation Targeting Global Use of Forced Labor

McClellan, Bacon, Merkley, Hyde-Smith Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Address Mental Health Treatment Shortages

Merkley, Crapo Lead Bipartisan Effort to Expand Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration

Amid Trump Tariff Uncertainty, Oregon’s Entire Democratic Delegation Rallies Behind West Coast Seafood Industry

Baldwin, Warren, Markey, Merkley Blast Trump Plan to Cut 988 Suicide and Crisis Line For LGBTQ+ Youth

Merkley: CFTC Allowing Election Gambling is a Bad Bet for Democracy

Merkley, Wicker, Joyce, Bonamici, Underwood, Kiggans Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Celebrating National Nurses Week

Merkley and Schumer Lead the Charge to End Crypto Corruption by Trump & Other Elected Officials

Merkley, Schatz, Murkowski Sound the Alarm Over Staffing Shortages at the Indian Health Service

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