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Merkley, Van Hollen, Gillibrand Press Interior Secretary Burgum on Failure to Comply with Federal Law on Status of Renewable Projects

April 15, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Interior—led U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in demanding an urgent update from the Interior Department on the status of renewable energy projects that

Merkley Calls to Stop Bomb Sales to Israel and End U.S. Complicity

April 15, 2026

Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of Senator Bernie Sanders’ Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to stop the sale of bombs and bulldozers to the Netanyahu government, end U.S. complicity in the destruction, and reassert Congress’ Constitutional responsibilities.

Wyden, Merkley Announce More than $48 Million in Secure Rural Schools Funds for Oregon Counties

April 15, 2026

Funding comes after passage of Wyden/Merkley/Crapo/Risch bill to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Program Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that nearly $48.7 million in federal funding from the U.S. Forest Service for fiscal year 2025 will be coming to Oregon counties following the passage

Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Booker, Coons, Merkley, Van Hollen Statement on the Third Anniversary of the Sudan Civil War

April 15, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Africa and Global Health Policy Sub-Committee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued a statement on the

Dexter Leads Oregon Delegation in Resolution Honoring Oregonian Paralympians and Olympians

April 14, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Maxine Dexter (OR-03) introduced a resolution with U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, supported by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) to honor the four Olympic athletes and two Paralympic athletes who represented Oregon in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. “These talented and accomplished Oregon athletes exhibited the extraordinary potential of human

Six Democratic Senators, including Merkley, Join War Powers Push To Stop Iran War

April 13, 2026

Merkley joins Booker, Kaine, Murphy, Schiff, Baldwin, and Duckworth in filing a new wave of War Powers resolutions forcing a Senate vote to end the Iran War Washington, D.C. — This week, six additional U.S. Democratic Senators — Senators Merkley (OR), Gillibrand (NY), Van Hollen (MD), Kelly (AZ), Warnock (GA), and

Wyden, Merkley, Salinas: Two Oregon Airports to Receive Combined $641,000 in Federal Investment

April 13, 2026

Lawmakers announce federal funds for airports in McMinnville and Lexington Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas today announced that airports in Yamhill and Morrow counties will receive a combined federal investment of more than $641,000 to improve their infrastructure. “Small

Merkley, Dems lay out strategy to end Trump’s illegal war with Iran

April 13, 2026

Senator Jeff Merkley joined Democratic colleagues in pressing Republicans to uphold Congress’s moral and constitutional responsibility to end Trump’s illegal war with Iran during a press conference on April 13, 2026. The group introduced a new set of War Powers Resolutions to rein in Trump’s war with Iran.

Merkley Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Red Tape and Invest in Watershed Projects Due to Extreme Drought

April 8, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the former Ranking Member on the Appropriations subcommittee that writes our nation’s agriculture funding bill—partnered with U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) to reintroduce the Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act. This bipartisan bill would increase the resiliency of American agriculture and communities

Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Merkley: Cuts in Trump’s Budget Request to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribes, and Human Health

April 7, 2026

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the release of President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2027: “This budget request from President Trump and his Administration once again fails to meet the

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Merkley, Van Hollen, Gillibrand Press Interior Secretary Burgum on Failure to Comply with Federal Law on Status of Renewable Projects

Merkley Calls to Stop Bomb Sales to Israel and End U.S. Complicity

Wyden, Merkley Announce More than $48 Million in Secure Rural Schools Funds for Oregon Counties

Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Booker, Coons, Merkley, Van Hollen Statement on the Third Anniversary of the Sudan Civil War

Dexter Leads Oregon Delegation in Resolution Honoring Oregonian Paralympians and Olympians

Six Democratic Senators, including Merkley, Join War Powers Push To Stop Iran War

Wyden, Merkley, Salinas: Two Oregon Airports to Receive Combined $641,000 in Federal Investment

Merkley, Dems lay out strategy to end Trump’s illegal war with Iran

Merkley Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Red Tape and Invest in Watershed Projects Due to Extreme Drought

Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Merkley: Cuts in Trump’s Budget Request to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribes, and Human Health

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