Senator traveling to Busan, South Korea, to help shape global plastic pollution agreement Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a leading voice in Congress on the urgent need to address the plastic pollution crisis—today issued the following statement before traveling to the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan,
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate held votes on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to halt U.S. sales of certain offensive weapons used in Gaza by the Netanyahu government: “While Israel
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today joined forces with a bipartisan group of his colleagues to sound the alarm on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) facial recognition regime in airports across the United States. Merkley co-led the effort with Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA),
Senator Merkley spoke in support of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) that would block U.S. offensive arm shipments to Israel amid tens of thousands of deaths and restrictions on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. The three JRDs, introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders and cosponsored by Merkley, are expected to come up
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in support of three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block the sale of offensive weapons to the Netanyahu government. Senator Merkley’s statement on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-statement-on-vote-to-block-offensive-arms-sales-to-the-netanyahu-government/
Cottage Grove Sentinel The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is receiving $31,933,577 to use cleaner construction materials on federally-funded projects statewide. The funding comes from the historic Inflation Reduction Act’s Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program, which supports continued growth in American manufacturing to boost the competitiveness of clean
KTVZ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Betting on the outcome of elections was incredibly popular this year, but Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley continues to speak out against it. According to MarketWatch, bettors placed more than $5 million in bets on the presidential election. Senator Merkley says this goes far beyond recreational betting, with big
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley emitieron la siguiente declaración después de que el Senado estadounidense votara hoy para confirmar la nominación del magistrado Mustafa Kasubhai para el Tribunal de Distrito de los EE. UU. “Este es un gran día para la justicia en Estados Unidos. El juez Kasubhai trae al Tribunal de Distrito de los EE. UU. un currículum de estrella
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden anunciaron hoy que el Departamento de Transporte de Oregón (ODOT) recibirá $31,933,577 para utilizar materiales de construcción más limpios en proyectos financiados por el gobierno federal en todo el estado. La financiación proviene del Programa de Subvenciones Discrecionales para Materiales de Transporte con Bajo Contenido de Carbono de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación, que apoya
(Washington)—Los presidentes de la Comisión Ejecutiva y del Congreso bipartidista sobre China, el representante Christoper Smith (republicano por Nueva Jersey) y el senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) emitieron la siguiente declaración sobre el esperado juicio de Jimmy Lai y la sentencia de los defensores de la democracia comúnmente conocidos como los “47 de Hong Kong” (HK47). “El esperado juicio de Jimmy Lai y
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