Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by
Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: “Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people’s constitutional rights.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine
Merkley, Wyden Co-Sponsor Legislation to Revitalize Congressional Check on Rogue Supreme Court Decisions
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined legislation that would revitalize Congress’s ability to check the Supreme Court’s inaccurate interpretation of federal law and restore rights by statute that the Court has taken away. “The Supreme Court is making life-altering decisions threatening Americans’ reproductive
Merkley, Wyden: $1 Million Federal Investment Will Build Resiliency to Wildfires, Smoke in Lane County
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that $997,622 is coming to Lane County to build resiliency in the face of climate chaos-fueled wildfires and smoke. This funding under the historic Inflation Reduction Act—the largest investment in climate action in history—will help improve air
Merkley Blasts Lifting Pause on Election Betting
Senator Calls Election Gambling a Bad Bet for Democracy Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after a federal appeals court lifted a temporary freeze on election betting markets, a ruling that will immediately allow legal gambling on U.S. elections while the final verdict
Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle, Salinas: Communities in Oregon to Receive Much-Needed Funding for Law-Enforcement Technology
Benton, Lake, Marion counties and Medford to receive a combined $5.6 million in DOJ funding Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas and Val Hoyle, today announced crucial federal investments for technology to support local law enforcement–including emergency response and crime prevention–in Benton,
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Announce $4.5 Million Federal Investment to Increase Housing Climate Resiliency
Two Portland apartment complexes to benefit Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici today announced a federal investment of $4.56 million to retrofit two apartment complexes in Portland with climate resilient materials and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “The fight against the climate crisis
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $13 Million for Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration
Federal funding will help restore Klamath River’s habitat following dam removal Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today a total of $13,398,211 was awarded to four projects in Oregon that will boost the conservation and restoration of essential aquatic ecosystems and habitat. This federal funding
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